Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

जगाम मंदरगिरिं गिरिणा यानुगोर्चितः

Transliteration

jagāma maṃdaragiriṃ giriṇā yānugorcitaḥ

Translation

ထိုအခါ သူသည် မန္ဒရတောင်သို့ သွားတော်မူ၏။ တောင်မင်း (ဟိမဝန္တ) သည် လိုက်ပါကာ ဂုဏ်ပြုဝတ်ပြုလျက် အနောက်မှ ဆောင်ရွက်ခဲ့၏။

Word by Word

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg

• मन्दरगिरिम्: to Mount Mandara
• मन्दरगिरिम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर-गिरि (प्रातिपदिक; मन्दर + गिरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• गिरिणा: by the mountain (king)
• गिरिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• यानुगः: accompanied by followers
• यानुगः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यानुग (प्रातिपदिक; य + अनुग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण of (implicit subject)

• उर्चितः: honoured
• उर्चितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उर्चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; past passive participle sense 'honoured'

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandaragiri

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine figure proceeds to Mandaragiri; Himālaya, personified as a mountain-king, follows in attendance, honoring the traveler like a royal escort across a landscape of peaks and forests.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara Mountain
• Himālaya (implied by prior verse context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma treats mountains as living sacred powers; movement between such sites signifies transitions in cosmic and ritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mandaragiri (Mount Mandara) is referenced as a sacred landmark within Purāṇic sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is stated; it is a travel/transition verse pointing to a sacred locale.