Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सब्रह्यकं पुरारातेर्महिमानमवर्धयत् । ततस्तं विधिराहेदं गन्धमादनपर्वते

Transliteration

sabrahyakaṃ purārātermahimānamavardhayat | tatastaṃ vidhirāhedaṃ gandhamādanaparvate

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ബ്രഹ്മാവോടുകൂടി പുരാരാതിയുടെ (ത്രിപുരാന്തക ശിവന്റെ) മഹിമ വർധിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ഗന്ധമാദന പർവതത്തിൽ സ്രഷ്ടാവായ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അവനോട് ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• सब्रह्मकम्: together with Brahmā
• सब्रह्मकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + ब्रह्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; सहार्थक-समासः (with Brahmā/with the creator)

• पुरारातेः: of the foe of Tripura (Śiva)
• पुरारातेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराराति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• महिमानम्: greatness, glory
• महिमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• अवर्धयत्: increased, augmented
• अवर्धयत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/कालवाचक (then)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• विधिः: Brahmā (the Ordainer)
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; (object of ‘said’: ‘this’)

• गन्धमादनपर्वते: on Mount Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादनपर्वते: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Gandhamādana’s heights, Brahmā and other devas stand in reverence as Śiva’s Tripurāri glory swells; Brahmā turns to address Śiva with solemn words.

Characters & Entities

• Purārāti (Śiva)
• Brahmā (Vidhi)
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s glory expands as the cosmos aligns with dharma; even Brahmā participates, showing unity of divine functions in auspicious rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana Mountain is highlighted as a sacred locale where divine counsel and auspicious preparations unfold.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse transitions into Brahmā’s speech connected with the wedding arrangements.