Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake

Devanagari script

क्वचित्कारंडवरवैः क्वचित्सारसकूजितैः । क्वचिच्च कोकनिनदैः क्वचिद्भ्रमरगीतिभिः

Transliteration

kvacitkāraṃḍavaravaiḥ kvacitsārasakūjitaiḥ | kvacicca kokaninadaiḥ kvacidbhramaragītibhiḥ

Translation

บางแห่งก้องด้วยเสียงร้องของนกการัณฑวะ บางแห่งด้วยเสียงกู่ของนกกระเรียน บางแห่งด้วยเสียงเรียกของนกโกกิละ และบางแห่งด้วยบทเพลงหวานของหมู่ภมร

Word by Word

• क्वचित्: somewhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-वाचक अव्यय

• कारण्ड-वरवैः: with the cries of kāraṇḍa birds
• कारण्ड-वरवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + वरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: कारण्डानां वरवाः (कारण्ड-ध्वनयः)

• क्वचित्: elsewhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-वाचक अव्यय

• सारस-कूजितैः: with the cooing of cranes
• सारस-कूजितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस (प्रातिपदिक) + कूजित (√कूज्, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सारसस्य कूजितम्

• क्वचित्: somewhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-वाचक अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कोक-निनदैः: with the calls of cuckoos (koka)
• कोक-निनदैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोक (प्रातिपदिक) + निनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: कोकस्य निनदः

• क्वचित्: elsewhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-वाचक अव्यय

• भ्रमर-गीतिभिः: with the songs/humming of bees
• भ्रमर-गीतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रमर (प्रातिपदिक) + गीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: भ्रमराणां गीतयः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a soundscape (nāda) description of a sacred grove/waterside, a common Purāṇic marker of tīrtha-sannidhi (holy presence).

Significance: Frames nature’s sounds as a kind of spontaneous stotra—suggesting that all beings participate in worship when the Lord’s field of grace is near.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse sanctifies the setting by portraying nature as inherently devotional—every sound becomes a subtle accompaniment to remembrance of Pati (Shiva), encouraging a sattvic mind suitable for bhakti and contemplation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By describing an auspicious, harmonious environment, it implies the ideal outer and inner atmosphere for Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, stotra, and japa performed in a purified space where the senses naturally settle.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is silent japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") in a calm, natural setting, letting ambient sounds support one-pointedness rather than distraction.