Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कुरंगशावैर्गणशो भ्रमद्भिः परिवारितम् । निनादभीषणास्यैश्च वनजैः परिरक्षितम्

Transliteration

kuraṃgaśāvairgaṇaśo bhramadbhiḥ parivāritam | ninādabhīṣaṇāsyaiśca vanajaiḥ parirakṣitam

Translation

ആ വനം കൂട്ടംകൂട്ടമായി അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്ന മാൻകുട്ടികളാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു; ഭയങ്കര മുഖങ്ങളോടും ഭീതിജനക നിനാദങ്ങളോടും കൂടിയ വനചര ജീവികൾ അതിനെ എല്ലാടവും കാത്തുരക്ഷിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• कुरङ्गशावैः: by the fawns of deer
• कुरङ्गशावैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरङ्ग-शाव (प्रातिपदिक; कुरङ्गः + शावः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुरङ्गस्य शावाः)

• गणशः: in groups
• गणशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गणशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in groups)

• भ्रमद्भिः: by (those) roaming
• भ्रमद्भिः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (those who are roaming)

• परिवारितम्: surrounded
• परिवारितम्: कर्म (Object; described entity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विशेषणम् (surrounded)

• निनादभीषणास्यैः: by those with mouths terrifying in roar
• निनादभीषणास्यैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निनाद-भीषण-आस्य (प्रातिपदिक; निनादः + भीषणः + आस्यम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (निनादेन भीषणम् आस्यम् येषाम्)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वनजैः: by forest-born (creatures)
• वनजैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनज (प्रातिपदिक; वन + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वने जाताः)

• परिरक्षितम्: protected/guarded
• परिरक्षितम्: कर्म (Object; described entity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि विशेषणम् (well-guarded)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (as a sacred forest precinct)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense sacred forest ringed by skittish fawns and vigilant wild creatures; their cries echo as if warning intruders, while the center remains unseen—hinting at a hidden divine presence.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy spaces attract and order even the wild; nature itself becomes a guardian around sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest setting) is the implied site being celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is contextual description.