Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

कैलासशैलभवने त्रिजगजनित्रीं गौरीं निवेश्य कनकांचितरत्नपीठे । नृत्यं विधातु मभिवाञ्छति शूलपाणौ देवाः प्रदोषसमयेऽनुभजंति सर्वे

Transliteration

kailāsaśailabhavane trijagajanitrīṃ gaurīṃ niveśya kanakāṃcitaratnapīṭhe | nṛtyaṃ vidhātu mabhivāñchati śūlapāṇau devāḥ pradoṣasamaye'nubhajaṃti sarve

Translation

कैलास-पर्वत के भवन में, त्रिजगत्-जननी गौरी को स्वर्ण-जटित रत्न-पीठ पर विराजमान करके, जब शूलपाणि नृत्य आरम्भ करना चाहते हैं—तब प्रदोष-समय में समस्त देवगण एकत्र होकर उनकी सेवा में उपस्थित होते हैं।

Word by Word

• kailāsa-śaila-bhavane: in the dwelling on Mount Kailāsa
• kailāsa-śaila-bhavane: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa+śaila+bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः कैलास+शैल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) + भवने (सप्तमी)

• tri-jaga-janitrīm: the mother of the three worlds
• tri-jaga-janitrīm: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri+jagat+janitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः त्रि+जगत् (द्विगु) + जनित्री (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'mother of the three worlds')

• gaurīm: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• gaurīm: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• niveśya: having seated/placed
• niveśya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni+vi+śi (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• kanaka-aṃcita-ratna-pīṭhe: on the jewel-throne inlaid with gold
• kanaka-aṃcita-ratna-pīṭhe: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka+aṃcita+ratna+pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः कनक-अञ्चित (कर्मधारयः) + रत्नपिठ (तत्पुरुषः)

• nṛtyam: dance
• nṛtyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vidhātum: to perform
• vidhātum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+dhā (धातु) + तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव

• abhivāñchati: desires
• abhivāñchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vāñch (धातु) + abhi (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śūla-pāṇau: when/with Śūlapāṇi (Śiva)
• śūla-pāṇau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla+pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः शूल+पाणि (बहुव्रीहिः: 'he whose hand holds a trident')

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• pradoṣa-samaye: at pradoṣa time
• pradoṣa-samaye: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradoṣa-samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः प्रदोष+समय (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• anubhajanti: attend/serve
• anubhajanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu+bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unknown (devotional narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Mount Kailāsa, a jeweled palace hall: Gaurī enthroned on a gold-inlaid gem seat; Śiva (Śūlapāṇi) prepares to dance; gods arrive in reverent attendance at Pradoṣa twilight.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śūlapāṇi)
• Gaurī
• Kailāsa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pradoṣa is portrayed as a divinely charged time when even the devas gather to serve Śiva, highlighting its unique sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s celestial abode; the verse emphasizes sacred time (Pradoṣa) more than earthly geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages Pradoṣa-time worship by showing the gods themselves attending Śiva then.