Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

किंचिच्छयाममुखोदग्रस्तनभागावनामिताम् । महौषधिगणबद्धमंत्रराजनिषेविताम्

Transliteration

kiṃcicchayāmamukhodagrastanabhāgāvanāmitām | mahauṣadhigaṇabaddhamaṃtrarājaniṣevitām

Translation

ਉਸ ਦਾ ਮੁਖ ਕੁਝ ਕੁ ਸਾਂਵਲਾ ਸੀ, ਅਤੇ ਸਤਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਭਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਝੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ—ਮਹੌਸ਼ਧੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਨਾਲ ਸੇਵਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਮੰਤ੍ਰਰਾਜ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਬਲ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਾਲ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

• किंचित्: slightly; somewhat
• किंचित्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: somewhat/a little)

• श्याममुखोदग्रस्तनभागावनामिताम्: with a dark face, slightly bent by the prominent breast-region
• श्याममुखोदग्रस्तनभागावनामिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम + मुख + उदग्र + स्तन + भाग + अवनामित (कृदन्त; अव√नम् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); बहुव्रीहिः—(या) श्यामं मुखं यस्याः, उदग्रः स्तनभागः येन अवनामितम् (नमितम्) (i.e., bent slightly by prominent breasts)

• महौषधिगणबद्धमंत्रराजनिषेविताम्: served/attended by the king of mantras, bound/secured with groups of great herbs
• महौषधिगणबद्धमंत्रराजनिषेविताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + औषधि + गण + बद्ध + मन्त्रराज + निषेवित (कृदन्त; नि√सेव् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महौषधि-गणेन बद्धः मन्त्रराजः; तेन निषेविता)

Speaker

Sūta narrating (deduced).

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himagiri (oṣadhi-pradhāna sacred mountain, implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Menā appears slightly darkened in face and physically burdened, attended by bundles of potent Himalayan herbs and ritual specialists reciting powerful mantras; the palace chamber feels like a sanctified healing room.

Characters & Entities

• Menā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma integrates body and spirit—herbal care and mantra-protection together uphold auspicious life-events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on sacred care within the Himalayan household.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied protective mantra-sevā and medicinal (auṣadhi) regimen, though no named rite is specified.