Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

पंक्तीभूताश्च बुभुर्लिंगिना श्रृंगिणा सह । केचिद्गणाः पृथग्भूता नानाहास्यरसैर्विभुम्

Transliteration

paṃktībhūtāśca bubhurliṃginā śrṛṃgiṇā saha | kecidgaṇāḥ pṛthagbhūtā nānāhāsyarasairvibhum

Translation

และพวกเขาจัดเป็นแถวเป็นแนว แล้วร่วมเสวยกับฤๅษีผู้ทรงลิงคะ (ลิงคิน) และผู้มีเขา (ศฤงคิน) ด้วยกัน ส่วนคณะคณะหนึ่งของเหล่าคณะ (คณะ/คณะเทพ) แยกเป็นกลุ่ม ๆ บันเทิงพระผู้เป็นเจ้าด้วยรสแห่งอารมณ์ขันและการละเล่นนานาประการ

Word by Word

• पंक्तीभूताः: having formed rows
• पंक्तीभूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पंक्ति+भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (P.P.P.), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘पंक्तीभूत’ = पंक्तिरूपेण भूताḥ (having become arranged in rows)

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

• बुभुः: they ate/enjoyed
• बुभुः: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person plural)

• लिङ्गिना: with the Liṅga-bearer (Śiva)
• लिङ्गिना: Sahakari (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• शृङ्गिणा: with the horned one
• शृङ्गिणा: Sahakari (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः, सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (some)

• गणाः: groups, attendants
• गणाः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-viseshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: भेदवाचक-अव्यय (separately)

• भूताः: having become
• भूताः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (P.P.P.), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: विविधतावाचक-अव्यय (variously, many kinds of)

• हास्यरसैः: with comic sentiments
• हास्यरसैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य+रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘हास्यस्य रसाः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• विभुम्: the Lord, the mighty one
• विभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇas form rows and feast with the ascetic ‘liṅgin’ and the horned ‘śṛṅgin’; other gaṇas split into groups performing varied humorous entertainments to delight Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇāḥ (Śiva’s attendants)
• Vibhu (Śiva)
• Liṅgin (epithet/figure: mark-bearing ascetic)
• Śṛṅgin (epithet/figure: horned one)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After sacred rites, joy and fellowship are also dharmic—celebration becomes an offering when it delights the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, shown not only as a ritual center but also as a locus of divine festivity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A communal feast in orderly rows is implied; the verse highlights celebratory service to Śiva through entertainment.