Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

लीलाविधृतकोदण्डस्त्रिपुरघ्नो यथा शिवः । सर्वैः परिवृतो रामो गंधमादनमन्वगात्

Transliteration

līlāvidhṛtakodaṇḍastripuraghno yathā śivaḥ | sarvaiḥ parivṛto rāmo gaṃdhamādanamanvagāt

Translation

ทรงถือคันศรดุจเล่นเป็นลีลา—ประหนึ่งพระศิวะผู้ปราบตรีปุระ—พระรามผู้มีหมู่สหายรายล้อม เสด็จดำเนินไปยังเขาคันธมาทนะ

Word by Word

• लीलाविधृतकोदण्डः: (he) whose bow was held playfully
• लीलाविधृतकोदण्डः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लीला + विधृत + कोदण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थः (लीलया विधृतः कोदण्डः यस्य)

• त्रिपुरघ्नः: slayer of Tripura
• त्रिपुरघ्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिपुर + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिपुरं हन्ति इति)

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्ययम् (comparative particle)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सर्वैः: by all (attendants)
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गन्धमादनम्: Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गन्धमादनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; पर्वतनाम

• अन्वगात्: went along, proceeded to
• अन्वगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतन-भूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana (Setu-kathā toponym)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma strides forward with companions, holding the great bow casually yet radiating power; above him a faint visual echo of Śiva Tripuraghna (three cities motif or a subtle Śiva silhouette) suggests the comparison; the path rises toward a fragrant, forested mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Śiva
• Tripura
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic vision harmonizes divine forms—Rāma’s dharma is celebrated with Śiva-like majesty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana is named as a sacred geographic point within the Setu narrative flow.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a travel/narrative transition within the māhātmya.