Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

मालाधरः पाशधरः शृङ्गी च नरनस्तथा । पुण्योत्कटः शालिभद्रो महाभद्रो विभद्रकः

Transliteration

mālādharaḥ pāśadharaḥ śṛṅgī ca naranastathā | puṇyotkaṭaḥ śālibhadro mahābhadro vibhadrakaḥ

Translation

มี มาลาธระ ปาศาธระ และศฤงคี รวมทั้ง นรนัส; ปุณโยตกฏะ ศาลิภัทร มหาภัทร และวิภัทรกะ ก็อยู่ ณ ที่นั้นด้วย

Word by Word

• मालाधरः: garland-bearer
• मालाधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; √धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मालायाः धरः)

• पाशधरः: noose-bearer
• पाशधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; √धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पाशस्य/पाशान् धरः)

• शृङ्गी: horned one
• शृङ्गी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

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

• नरनः: Narana (proper name)
• नरनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरन (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामपद

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• पुण्योत्कटः: the intensely auspicious one
• पुण्योत्कटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पुण्यः उत्कटः)

• शालिभद्रः: Śālibhadra (proper name)
• शालिभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शालिः भद्रः)

• महाभद्रः: Mahābhadra (greatly auspicious one/name)
• महाभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भद्रः)

• विभद्रकः: Vibhadraka (proper name)
• विभद्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि- (उपसर्ग) + भद्रक (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-नाम

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa; not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇas bearing garlands and nooses, horned/crested figures (Śṛṅgī), and auspiciously named attendants (Puṇyotkaṭa, Śālibhadra, Mahābhadra, Vibhadraka) arranged as a ceremonial guard around the divine couple.

Characters & Entities

• Mālādhara
• Pāśadhara
• Śṛṅgī
• Naranas
• Puṇyotkaṭa
• Śālibhadra
• Mahābhadra
• Vibhadraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It reinforces the majesty of Śiva’s presence—where the Lord is invoked, myriad auspicious forces (gaṇas) are also present.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya setting of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears here.