Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

कामगं किंकिणीयुक्तं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् । गंधर्वैरप्सरोयक्षैः किंनरैरुपशोभितम्

Transliteration

kāmagaṃ kiṃkiṇīyuktaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam | gaṃdharvairapsaroyakṣaiḥ kiṃnarairupaśobhitam

Translation

അത് ഇഷ്ടാനുസരണം സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നതും, കിലുക്കമണികളാൽ അലങ്കൃതവും, സിദ്ധ-ചാരണർ സേവിക്കുന്നതും, ഗന്ധർവൻമാർ, അപ്സരസ്സുകൾ, യക്ഷർ, കിന്നരർ എന്നിവരാൽ ശോഭിതവുമായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• कामगम्: going at will
• कामगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; समासः: काम + ग (इच्छानुसारं गच्छति)

• किंकिणीयुक्तम्: adorned with bells
• किंकिणीयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किंकिणी + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; ‘किंकिणीभिः युक्तम्’

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: served by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + सेवित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त); समासः
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘सेवित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; समासः: सिद्ध-चारणैः सेवितम्

• गन्धर्वैः: by Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• अप्सरः: by Apsarases
• अप्सरः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (Vedic/epic form: अप्सरः for अप्सराभिः)

• यक्षैः: by Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• किंनरैः: by Kiṃnaras
• किंनरैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• उपशोभितम्: beautifully adorned
• उपशोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु) → उपशोभित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caitraratha-vana (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jewel-like, wish-moving vimāna with tinkling bells glides through the sky, surrounded by Siddhas and Cāraṇas; Gandharvas sing, Apsarases dance, Yakṣas and Kinnaras adorn the scene—celestial pageantry.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Yakṣas
• Kinnaras
• Vimāna (yāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is depicted as transforming one’s journey into a sacred, protected passage supported by higher beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Caitraratha/Śivapurī context but focuses on the wondrous vimāna rather than a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive praise of the boon and its celestial entourage.