Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्रासौ मंदरगिरौ सह देव्या भगाक्षहा । प्रासादे तत्र चोद्याने रेमे संहृष्टमानसः

Transliteration

tatrāsau maṃdaragirau saha devyā bhagākṣahā | prāsāde tatra codyāne reme saṃhṛṣṭamānasaḥ

Translation

ณ เขามัณฑระนั้น พระศิวะผู้ทำลายดวงตาของภคะ พร้อมด้วยพระเทวี ทรงเริงรมย์ด้วยพระทัยเบิกบาน ในปราสาทและอุทยาน ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• असौ: he (that person)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मन्दरगिरौ: on Mount Mandara
• मन्दरगिरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मन्दरः गिरिः)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• देव्याः: with the goddess
• देव्याः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; 'सह' इत्यस्य योगे

• भगाक्षहा: Bhagākṣahā (Śiva, slayer of Bhaga’s eye)
• भगाक्षहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग + अक्ष + ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भगस्य अक्षे हन्ति इति/भगाक्षं हतः इति—शिवः)

• प्रासादे: in the palace
• प्रासादे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

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

• उद्याने: in the garden
• उद्याने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रेमे: he enjoyed/sported
• रेमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• संहृष्टमानसः: whose mind was delighted
• संहृष्टमानसः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—संहृष्टं मानसं यस्य सः

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandaragiri

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas or a primary interlocutor in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa frame (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Bhagākṣahā) and Devī in a jeweled palace on Mandara, opening into a flowering garden; attendants, parrots, bees, and gentle mountain breezes; the couple seated in relaxed intimacy, faces serene and joyful.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Maṇḍaragiri (Mandara Mountain)
• Bhaga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s līlā with Devī on a sacred mountain frames divine joy as a sign of cosmic harmony and auspicious presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇḍaragiri (Mandara Mountain) is mentioned as the locale, presented as a sacred setting for Śiva–Devī līlā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual instruction appears in this verse.