Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

लक्षद्वयेन भौमस्य स्मृतो देवपुरोहितः । अष्टाभिः पांडुरैरश्वैर्युक्तोऽस्य कांचनोरथः

Transliteration

lakṣadvayena bhaumasya smṛto devapurohitaḥ | aṣṭābhiḥ pāṃḍurairaśvairyukto'sya kāṃcanorathaḥ

Translation

Sa layong dalawang lakṣa mula kay Bhāuma (Mars), sinasabing naroon ang pari ng mga Deva (Bṛhaspati/Jupiter). Ang kaniyang gintong karwahe ay nakapamatok sa walong kabayong maputlang puti.

Word by Word

• lakṣa-dvayena: by two lakhs
• lakṣa-dvayena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वक) — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• bhaumasya: of Mars (Bhauma)
• bhaumasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhauma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• smṛtaḥ: is stated/remembered
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• deva-purohitaḥ: the priest of the gods
• deva-purohitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• aṣṭābhiḥ: with eight
• aṣṭābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Numeral adjective, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• pāṇḍuraiḥ: white/pale
• pāṇḍuraiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāṇḍura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• aśvaiḥ: horses
• aśvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• yuktaḥ: yoked/connected
• yuktaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• asya: of him/its
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

• kāṃcana-orathaḥ: the golden chariot
• kāṃcana-orathaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṃcana (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati as the Devas’ priest rides a luminous golden chariot drawn by eight pale-white horses, set against a starry firmament with Mars below as a reddish orb.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāuma (Mars)
• Devapurohita (Bṛhaspati/Jupiter)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devas’ priest is placed within a structured cosmos, underscoring that wisdom and guidance have an ordained place in universal order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a cosmological enumeration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.