Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

सिंहव्याघ्रसमाकीर्णो मृगयूथैरलंकृतः । श्वापदानां च घोषेण नित्यं प्रमुदितोऽभवत्

Transliteration

siṃhavyāghrasamākīrṇo mṛgayūthairalaṃkṛtaḥ | śvāpadānāṃ ca ghoṣeṇa nityaṃ pramudito'bhavat

Translation

അത് സിംഹവ്യാഘ്രങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞതും, മൃഗയൂഥങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതവുമായിരുന്നു; ശ്വാപദങ്ങളുടെ ഘോഷധ്വനിയാൽ അത് നിത്യവും ആനന്ദോന്മുഖമായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सिंह: lion
• सिंह: Samāsa-aṅga (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (stem used in compound)

• व्याघ्र: tiger
• व्याघ्र: Samāsa-aṅga (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (stem used in compound)

• समाकीर्णः: thronged with
• समाकीर्णः: Viśeṣaṇa (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√kṝ (धातु) + samākīrṇa (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः: सिंह-व्याघ्र-समाकीर्ण (सिंहव्याघ्रैः समाकीर्णः)

• मृग: deer, wild animal
• मृग: Samāsa-aṅga (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (stem used in compound)

• यूथैः: by herds
• यूथैः: Karaṇa (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yūtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन

• अलंकृतः: adorned
• अलंकृतः: Viśeṣaṇa (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alaṃ-√kṛ (धातु) + alaṃkṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• श्वापदानाम्: of wild beasts/predators
• श्वापदानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvāpadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• घोषेण: by the roar/noise
• घोषेण: Karaṇa (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• प्रमुदितः: delighted, joyful
• प्रमुदितः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√mud (धातु) + pramudita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• अभवत्: was, became
• अभवत्: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amarakaṇṭaka

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vibrant forest scene: lions and tigers moving through thickets, deer herds grazing in clearings, and the resonant calls of wild creatures filling the air—an energized yet auspicious sacred wilderness.

Characters & Entities

• Amarakaṇṭaka (forest fauna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is envisioned as a living, vibrant realm—where nature itself participates in sacredness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarakaṇṭaka’s forested mountain region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse continues the descriptive praise of the site.