Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ठंठंकणो जंबरश्च स्फुलिंगास्यस्तडिद्रुचिः । दंतुरो घननादश्च नन्दकश्च तथा परः

Transliteration

ṭhaṃṭhaṃkaṇo jaṃbaraśca sphuliṃgāsyastaḍidruciḥ | daṃturo ghananādaśca nandakaśca tathā paraḥ

Translation

Eu me prostro diante dos Kṣetrapālas chamados Ṭhaṃṭhaṃkaṇa, Jaṃbara, Sphuliṅgāsya (cuja boca lança faíscas), Taḍidruci (radiante como o relâmpago), Daṃtura, Ghananāda (trovejante como nuvem), e Nandaka, juntamente com o outro protetor também.

Word by Word

• ठंठंकणः: Ṭhaṃṭhaṃkaṇa (a name/onomatopoetic epithet)
• ठंठंकणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ठंठंकण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जंबरः: Jaṃbara (a name)
• जंबरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• स्फुलिंगास्यः: spark-mouthed (Sphuliṅgāsya)
• स्फुलिंगास्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फुलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (one whose mouth is like sparks / has sparks as mouth)

• तडिद्रुचिः: of lightning-like radiance
• तडिद्रुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तडित् (प्रातिपदिक) + रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (having lightning-like brilliance)

• दंतुरः: Daṃtura (toothed; a name)
• दंतुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• घननादः: thunder-sounding / cloud-roaring
• घननादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक) + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

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

• नन्दकः: Nandaka (a name)
• नन्दकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

• परः: another/further
• परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic night-time threshold: guardians with spark-emitting mouths, lightning-like radiance, and thunderous presence stand amid storm clouds; the devotee bows as lamps flicker in wind, emphasizing the kṣetra’s formidable sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetrapāla (field/temple guardians)
• Ṭhaṃṭhaṃkaṇa
• Jaṃbara
• Sphuliṅgāsya
• Taḍidruci
• Daṃtura
• Ghananāda
• Nandaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are protected by divine guardians; reverencing them supports dharmic worship and safe, fruitful pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as a general kṣetra-protection hymn within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa; a single named tirtha is not specified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A stuti/namaskāra—bowing to and invoking Kṣetrapālas by name as part of precinct worship.