Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अनंताश्च फणा येषां ते सर्पाः शिवभूषणाः । दृष्टास्तदानीं ते सर्वे नारदेन महात्मना

Transliteration

anaṃtāśca phaṇā yeṣāṃ te sarpāḥ śivabhūṣaṇāḥ | dṛṣṭāstadānīṃ te sarve nāradena mahātmanā

Translation

Aquelas serpentes cujas capelas eram infinitas eram os próprios ornamentos de Śiva; e então todas elas foram vistas por Nārada, o grande de alma.

Word by Word

• अनन्ताः: endless/innumerable
• अनन्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• फणाः: hoods (of serpents)
• फणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• येषाम्: of whom/whose
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्पाः: serpents
• सर्पाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शिवभूषणाः: ornaments of Śiva
• शिवभूषणाः: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य भूषणाः)

• दृष्टाः: were seen
• दृष्टाः: Karma (Object in passive sense/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन (past passive participle: 'seen')

• तदानीम्: then/at that time
• तदानीम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• ते: them/those
• ते: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन

• महात्मना: the great-souled
• महात्मना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदस्य)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-level deduction within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada beholds innumerable hooded nāgas, their endless hoods fanning like living crowns, coiled as garlands and ornaments upon Śiva’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva
• Sarpāḥ/Nāgāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

What is fearsome in the world (serpents) becomes auspicious when aligned with Śiva—divinity transforms perception and purifies awe into devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra), within whose māhātmya Nārada’s vision underscores the sanctity of Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse emphasizes darśana (holy vision) as a source of sanctifying merit.