Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अंगभूता हरस्या सन्पूज्यस्यास्य जगत्त्रये । फणैकया शोभमानाः केचिद्धि पन्नगोत्तमाः

Transliteration

aṃgabhūtā harasyā sanpūjyasyāsya jagattraye | phaṇaikayā śobhamānāḥ keciddhi pannagottamāḥ

Translation

ดุจเป็นอวัยวะแห่งหระ (พระศิวะ) ผู้ควรบูชาในสามโลก นาคผู้ประเสริฐบางตนส่องประกาย งามด้วยพังพานเพียงหนึ่งเดียว

Word by Word

• अङ्गभूताः: having become (his) limbs
• अङ्गभूताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त, भू-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कृदन्तः—भूत (क्त) ‘become’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अङ्गं भूता: = ‘having become limbs’)

• हरस्य: of Hara (Śiva)
• हरस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सन्: being
• सन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस् (धातु) → सन् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन/बहुवचन-प्रयोगे अव्यक्त; कृदन्तः—शतृ (present participle) ‘being’; पदपाठे ‘सन्’ इति

• पूज्यस्य: of the worship-worthy
• पूज्यस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त, पूज्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—यत्/ण्यत् (gerundive) ‘to be worshipped’

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun)

• जगत्त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्त्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (त्रयाणां जगतां = ‘of the three worlds’)

• फणैकया: with a single hood
• फणैकया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फणा (प्रातिपदिक) + एका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (एकया फणया = ‘with one hood’)

• शोभमानाः: shining
• शोभमानाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ् (धातु) → शोभमान (कृदन्त, शानच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कृदन्तः—शानच् (present middle participle) ‘shining/adorning’

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

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; emphasis)

• पन्नगोत्तमाः: the best serpents
• पन्नगोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पन्नगानाम् उत्तमाः = ‘best of serpents’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedārakṣetra (Kedāra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Excellent serpents with single hoods gleam as if they are limbs of Hara—arrayed close to an unseen Śiva-presence, their bodies forming a protective ring, their hood-jewels reflecting divine light.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Pannagas (Nāgas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee’s ideal is intimate belonging—becoming ‘part of’ the Lord through unwavering proximity, service, and surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the contextual pilgrimage ground where Hara, worshipped in all worlds, is celebrated with his attendants.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it supports contemplative worship through visualization of Śiva’s attendants and ornaments.