Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

तेषां विभेदान्वक्ष्यामि पर्वतैरुपशोभितान् । पुत्रनामानि वर्षाणि पर्वतांश्च श्रृणुष्व मे

Transliteration

teṣāṃ vibhedānvakṣyāmi parvatairupaśobhitān | putranāmāni varṣāṇi parvatāṃśca śrṛṇuṣva me

Translation

ପର୍ବତମାନେ ଯେଉଁଭଳି ଶୋଭା ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି, ସେହି ତାଙ୍କର ବିଭାଗଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ମୁଁ କହିବି; ମୋ ପାଖରୁ ପୁତ୍ରନାମ, ବର୍ଷ (ପ୍ରଦେଶ) ଓ ପର୍ବତମାନଙ୍କ ନାମ ଶୁଣ।

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sampradāna-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• vibhedān: divisions/differences
• vibhedān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• vakṣyāmi: I shall tell
• vakṣyāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्) √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• parvataiḥ: by/with mountains
• parvataiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• upaśobhitān: adorned
• upaśobhitān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√śubh (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; ‘adorned’

• putra-nāmāni: the sons’ names
• putra-nāmāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (putrāṇāṃ nāmāni)

• varṣāṇi: regions/years (varṣas)
• varṣāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• parvatān: mountains
• parvatān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

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

• śr̥ṇuṣva: listen
• śr̥ṇuṣva: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु) √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• me: to me / of me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th case), एकवचन; enclitic

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-narrator gestures toward a panoramic landscape of ridges and peaks while a warrior-listener sits respectfully; floating name-banners label sons, varṣas, and mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Varṣas (regions)
• Parvatas (mountains)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic geography is presented as sacred order—lands and mountains become a dharmic map for remembering tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the verse introduces a catalog of regions and mountains.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an announcement of an upcoming description (śravaṇa/listening as a devotional act).