Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

सर्वे गणाश्च सहसा मदनेन विमोहिताः । भृंगिणा च तदा रंभा चण्डेन सह चोर्वशी

Transliteration

sarve gaṇāśca sahasā madanena vimohitāḥ | bhṛṃgiṇā ca tadā raṃbhā caṇḍena saha corvaśī

Translation

ಎಲ್ಲ ಗಣರೂ ಸಹಸಾ ಮದನನಿಂದ ಮೋಹಿತರಾದರು. ಆಗ ಭೃಂಗಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ರಂಭಾ, ಚಂಡನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಊರ್ವಶೀ ಇದ್ದಳು.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गणाः: attendants/hosts
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/at once)

• मदनेन: by Madana
• मदनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विमोहिताः: were bewildered
• विमोहिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+मुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानार्थक (were deluded)

• भृंगिणा: by Bhṛṅgin
• भृंगिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृंगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: then)

• रंभा: Rambhā
• रंभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रंभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चण्डेन: with Caṇḍa
• चण्डेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• उर्वशी: Urvaśī
• उर्वशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narration; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Madana’s spell falls; gaṇas appear suddenly bewildered. Rambhā pairs with Bhṛṅgin; Urvaśī with Caṇḍa—suggesting a choreographed enchantment amid the sacred Himalayan setting.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Madana (Kāma)
• Bhṛṅgin
• Rambhā
• Caṇḍa
• Urvaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It illustrates how even divine attendants can be momentarily shaken by desire, underscoring vigilance and inner discipline as essential to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context points to the Kedāra-Himālaya sacred sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.