Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

रौरवश्चापि लंबोष्ठो वणिजः सुजटालिकः । सुगंधो हुहुकश्चैव नौमि पातालरक्षकान्

Transliteration

rauravaścāpi laṃboṣṭho vaṇijaḥ sujaṭālikaḥ | sugaṃdho huhukaścaiva naumi pātālarakṣakān

Translation

Con cũng xin đảnh lễ Raurava, Laṃboṣṭha (môi dày), Vaṇija, Sujaṭālika (tóc bện rối đẹp), Sugandha (hương thơm), và Huhuka—những vị hộ vệ cõi Pātāla (địa giới).

Word by Word

• रौरवः: Raurava (name)
• रौरवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; also/indeed)

• लम्बोष्ठः: Long-lipped (name/epithet)
• लम्बोष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्ब + ओष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (लम्बः ओष्ठः यस्य)

• वणिजः: merchant (name/epithet)
• वणिजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुजटालिकः: well-matted-haired (name/epithet)
• सुजटालिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + जटालिक (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु- = good/well)

• सुगन्धः: fragrant; Sugandha (name)
• सुगन्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (good fragrance)

• हुहुकः: Huhuka (name)
• हुहुकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुहुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नौमि: I bow (salute)
• नौमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पातालरक्षकान्: the protectors of the netherworld
• पातालरक्षकान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल + रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पातालस्य रक्षकाः)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pātāla (cosmic region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers namaskāra to a row of formidable underworld guardians—each with distinct physiognomy (thick lips, matted hair, fragrant aura, roaring presence)—standing at jeweled gates of Pātāla with nāga motifs and subterranean glow.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetrapāla (field/temple guardians)
• Raurava
• Laṃboṣṭha
• Vaṇija
• Sujaṭālika
• Sugandha
• Huhuka
• Pātāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protection of dharma extends through all realms; invoking guardians affirms the sanctity and order of the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises guardian beings rather than naming a particular tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra to the pātāla-rakṣakas as part of a wider guardian-worship procedure.