Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

प्रकीर्णकुसुमामोदमहालिकुलकूजिते । किंनरोद्गीतसंगीत प्रतिशब्दितमध्यके

Transliteration

prakīrṇakusumāmodamahālikulakūjite | kiṃnarodgītasaṃgīta pratiśabditamadhyake

Translation

അവിടെ ചിതറിക്കിടക്കുന്ന പുഷ്പങ്ങളുടെ സുഗന്ധവും മഹത്തായ തേൻചീറ്റകളുടെ കൂട്ടങ്ങളുടെ മുഴക്കവും നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു; അകത്ത് കിന്നരരുടെ ഗാനസംഗീതം പ്രതിധ്വനിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• prakīrṇa: scattered
• prakīrṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + kīrṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; कृ/कीर् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘scattered’)

• kusuma: flowers
• kusuma: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘flowers’)

• āmoda: fragrance
• āmoda: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmoda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘fragrance’)

• mahāli: bee
• mahāli: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘bee’)

• kula: swarm
• kula: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘swarm/group’)

• kūjite: in (a place) resounding
• kūjite: Adhikaraṇa (Location qualified/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kūjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; कूज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Neuter, Locative singular; ‘resounding’)

• kiṃnara: Kiṃnaras
• kiṃnara: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘Kiṃnara’)

• udgīta: sung song
• udgīta: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ud + gīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गै धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘song/chant’)

• saṃgīta: music
• saṃgīta: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+गै धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member; ‘music’)

• pratiśabdita: echoing
• pratiśabdita: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati + śabdita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; शब्द् धातोः क्त/णिच्-क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Neuter, Locative singular; ‘echoing/resounded’)

• madhyake: in the interior/middle
• madhyake: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (Neuter, Locative singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandara

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience (sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the golden mansion: petals scattered on the floor, thick floral fragrance, dense swarms of bees humming; in the central hall, Kiṃnaras sing and the architecture returns a sweet echo.

Characters & Entities

• Kiṃnaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred space is portrayed as naturally harmonious—beauty, fragrance, and divine sound accompany the presence of the deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene continues on Mount Mandara, presented as a sanctified divine setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is poetic description of the divine residence and its auspicious atmosphere.