Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 118

Devanagari script

कृतमालाताम्रपर्णीप्रमुखा मलयोद्भवाः । त्रिसामऋष्यकुल्याद्या महेन्द्रप्रभवाः स्मृताः

Transliteration

kṛtamālātāmraparṇīpramukhā malayodbhavāḥ | trisāmaṛṣyakulyādyā mahendraprabhavāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

கிருதமாலா, தாம்ரபர்ணீ முதலிய நதிகள் மலய மலைகளிலிருந்து தோன்றுகின்றன. திரிசாமா, ருஷ்யகுல்யா முதலிய நதிகள் மகேந்திர மலையிலிருந்து உண்டானவை என நினைவுகூரப்படுகின்றன.

Word by Word

• कृतमालाताम्रपर्णीप्रमुखाः: Kṛtamālā, Tāmraparṇī, and the chief among them
• कृतमालाताम्रपर्णीप्रमुखाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतमाला + ताम्रपर्णी + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

• मलयोद्भवाः: arising from the Malaya (mountain)
• मलयोद्भवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मलय + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

• त्रिसामऋष्यकुल्याद्याः: Trisāmā, Ṛṣyakulyā, and others
• त्रिसामऋष्यकुल्याद्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिसामा + ऋष्यकुल्या + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

• महेन्द्रप्रभवाः: originating from Mahendra (mountain)
• महेन्द्रप्रभवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेन्द्र + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नद्यः इति, अध्याहृत)

• स्मृताः: are said to be
• स्मृताः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Predicative qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘are said/remembered’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tāmraparṇī / Mahendragiri sphere (implied)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two sacred mountains: Malaya in the far south with sandalwood forests; Mahendra as a prominent eastern peak near the sea. From Malaya descend Tāmraparṇī and Kṛtamālā as radiant river goddesses; from Mahendra descends Ṛṣyakulyā toward the ocean, with sages on its banks.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛtamālā
• Tāmraparṇī
• Malaya (mountains)
• Trisāmā
• Ṛṣyakulyā
• Mahendra (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma sacralizes the natural world: mountains become revered sources, and rivers become pathways of merit and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Malaya and Mahendra mountain regions are highlighted as sacred river-source zones.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a sacred-geographical enumeration.