Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

कुंडोदरश्च विकटास्तथा कुभोदरो बली । मंदोदरः कर्णधारः केतुर्भृंगीरिटिस्तथा

Transliteration

kuṃḍodaraśca vikaṭāstathā kubhodaro balī | maṃdodaraḥ karṇadhāraḥ keturbhṛṃgīriṭistathā

Translation

Kuṇḍodara dan Vikaṭa, serta Kubhodara yang gagah; juga Mandodara, Karṇadhāra, Ketu, dan Bhṛṅgīriṭi pula.

Word by Word

• kuṃḍodaraḥ: Kuṇḍodara
• kuṃḍodaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-भावः: ‘pot-bellied’; name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• vikaṭāḥ: the Vikaṭas (named beings)
• vikaṭāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• kubhodaraḥ: Kubhodara
• kubhodaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubha (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-भावः; name)

• balī: strong
• balī: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular); विशेषणम्

• maṃdodaraḥ: Maṇḍodara
• maṃdodaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃda (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-भावः; name)

• karṇadhāraḥ: Karṇadhāra
• karṇadhāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (name; lit. ‘ear-holder/helmsman’)

• ketuḥ: Ketu
• ketuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular)

• bhṛṃgīriṭiḥ: Bhṛṅgīriṭi
• bhṛṃgīriṭiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛṃgī (प्रातिपदिक) + riṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (name; second member rare)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely a purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of eccentric gaṇas: Kuṇḍodara and Kubhodara with pot-bellied forms, Vikaṭa with grotesque visage, Mandodara with heavy abdomen, Karṇadhāra as a helmsman-like guardian, Ketu with comet-banner symbolism, and Bhṛṅgīriṭi as an ascetic skeletal attendant—forming a protective ring.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍodara
• Vikaṭa
• Kubhodara
• Mandodara
• Karṇadhāra
• Ketu
• Bhṛṅgīriṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the divine host emphasizes that sacred power manifests in many forms and names, each serving cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.