Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

कामगं किंकिणीयुक्तं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् । गंधर्वैरप्सरोयक्षैः किंनरैरुपशोभितम्

Transliteration

kāmagaṃ kiṃkiṇīyuktaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam | gaṃdharvairapsaroyakṣaiḥ kiṃnarairupaśobhitam

Translation

وہ اپنی مرضی سے چلنے والا تھا، جھنکارتی گھنٹیوں سے آراستہ، سِدھوں اور چارنوں کی خدمت میں، اور گندھرووں، اپسراؤں، یکشوں اور کنّروں سے مزین تھا۔

Word by Word

• कामगम्: going at will
• कामगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; समासः: काम + ग (इच्छानुसारं गच्छति)

• किंकिणीयुक्तम्: adorned with bells
• किंकिणीयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किंकिणी + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; ‘किंकिणीभिः युक्तम्’

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: served by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + सेवित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त); समासः
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘सेवित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; समासः: सिद्ध-चारणैः सेवितम्

• गन्धर्वैः: by Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• अप्सरः: by Apsarases
• अप्सरः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (Vedic/epic form: अप्सरः for अप्सराभिः)

• यक्षैः: by Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• किंनरैः: by Kiṃnaras
• किंनरैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• उपशोभितम्: beautifully adorned
• उपशोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु) → उपशोभित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caitraratha-vana (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jewel-like, wish-moving vimāna with tinkling bells glides through the sky, surrounded by Siddhas and Cāraṇas; Gandharvas sing, Apsarases dance, Yakṣas and Kinnaras adorn the scene—celestial pageantry.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Yakṣas
• Kinnaras
• Vimāna (yāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is depicted as transforming one’s journey into a sacred, protected passage supported by higher beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Caitraratha/Śivapurī context but focuses on the wondrous vimāna rather than a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive praise of the boon and its celestial entourage.