Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

मेरुप्रभृतयश्चापि मूर्तिमंतो महानगाः । तस्मिन्महोत्सवे प्राप्ता वीरकांस्योपशोभिताः

Transliteration

meruprabhṛtayaścāpi mūrtimaṃto mahānagāḥ | tasminmahotsave prāptā vīrakāṃsyopaśobhitāḥ

Translation

ମେରୁ ଆଦି ମହାପର୍ବତମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯେନେ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିମାନ ହୋଇ ସେହି ମହୋତ୍ସବକୁ ଆସିଲେ, ବୀରୋଚିତ କାଂସ୍ୟ-ଦୀପ୍ତି ଅଳଙ୍କାରରେ ଶୋଭିତ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• मेरु-प्रभृतयः: (those) beginning with Meru
• मेरु-प्रभृतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘प्रभृति’ = ‘आदि’ अर्थे (starting with)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक निपात (particle: also/even)

• मूर्तिमन्तः: embodied, having form
• मूर्तिमन्तः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्तिमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• महानगाः: great mountains
• महानगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महोत्सवे: at the great festival
• महोत्सवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्राप्ताः: arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आगताः’ अर्थे

• वीर-कांस्य-उपशोभिताः: adorned with heroic bronze (ornaments)
• वीर-कांस्य-उपशोभिताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + कांस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उप-शोभ् (धातु) → उपशोभित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः (‘वीरकांस्येन उपशोभिताः’ = adorned with heroic bronze)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial festival where Meru and other colossal mountains appear embodied, adorned with bronze-like heroic ornaments, arriving as honored guests.

Characters & Entities

• Meru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All creation participates in dharmic celebration; the cosmos itself is portrayed as honoring the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights sacred mountains (with Meru foremost) rather than a specific earthly tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it poetically depicts attendance and adornment as modes of honor in a mahotsava.