Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

भृंगीनादेन महता नादयंती जगत्त्रयम् । गिरिजा मन्मथं सद्यो जीवयंती पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

bhṛṃgīnādena mahatā nādayaṃtī jagattrayam | girijā manmathaṃ sadyo jīvayaṃtī punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

മഹത്തായ ഭൃംഗീനാദത്തോടെ ഗിരിജ ത്രിലോകവും മുഴങ്ങുമാറാക്കി; മന്മഥനെ അവൾ തത്സമയം വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ജീവിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• bhṛṅgīnādena: by the sound of Bhṛṅgī
• bhṛṅgīnādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛṅgī-nāda (प्रातिपदिक; भृङ्गी + नाद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भृङ्ग्याः नादः)

• mahatā: great, loud
• mahatā: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नादेन)

• nādayantī: sounding, making resound
• nādayantī: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तम्; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; causative sense (णिच्) ‘to cause to sound’

• jagat-trayam: the three worlds
• jagat-trayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Object), एकवचन; द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-समासः (त्रीणि जगन्ति)

• girijā: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (पार्वती)

• manmatham: Manmatha (Kāma)
• manmatham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manmatha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of time)

• jīvayantī: reviving, bringing back to life
• jīvayantī: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तम्; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; causative sense (णिच्) ‘to revive, make live’

• punaḥ-punaḥ: again and again
• punaḥ-punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-योगे क्रियाविशेषणम् (repetitive adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā manifests a great humming resonance that ripples through the three worlds; the sound itself is depicted as visible waves, awakening Manmatha’s potency repeatedly.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Manmatha (Kāma)
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Desire (Kāma) is shown as a cosmic force that can be withdrawn or restored by divine will—highlighting mastery over passions within dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is the narrative locale, though the verse focuses on the mythic event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.