Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तस्याभवत्सखा राज्ञः शिवपारिषदाग्रणीः । मणिभद्रो जिताभद्रः सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः

Transliteration

tasyābhavatsakhā rājñaḥ śivapāriṣadāgraṇīḥ | maṇibhadro jitābhadraḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ

Translation

ആ രാജാവിന് സുഹൃത്തായി ശിവപാരിഷദന്മാരിൽ അഗ്രഗണ്യനായ മണിഭദ്രൻ—ജിതാഭദ്രൻ—സകലലോകങ്ങളും നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നവൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became, was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सखा: friend
• सखा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवपारिषदाग्रणीः: leader among Śiva’s attendants
• शिवपारिषदाग्रणीः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पारिषद + अग्रणी (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अग्रणी’ = नेता (leader)

• मणिभद्रः: Maṇibhadra
• मणिभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जिताभद्रः: one who has conquered misfortune/evil
• जिताभद्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + अभद्र (प्रातिपदिक; √जि ‘to conquer’ क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः: revered by all worlds
• सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ ‘to do’ क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahākāla kṣetra (Avanti/Ujjayinī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Candrasena stands beside Maṇibhadra (a radiant, formidable Śiva-parṣada), with an aura of protection; onlookers—human and subtle—bow in reverence to the gaṇa-leader.

Characters & Entities

• Candrasena
• Śiva
• Śiva-pāriṣadas (gaṇas)
• Maṇibhadra
• Jitābhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with Śiva’s attendants and devotees is presented as a powerful support for dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Ujjayinī, tied to Mahākāla’s sacred presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse establishes sacred companionship (sat-saṅga) around Mahākāla’s city.