Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ततश्च जागरो जातो महान्वृक्षोपरि ध्रुवम् । तेनैव जागरेणैव तुतोष जगदीश्वरः

Transliteration

tataśca jāgaro jāto mahānvṛkṣopari dhruvam | tenaiva jāgareṇaiva tutoṣa jagadīśvaraḥ

Translation

ثمّ حقًّا قامت له سَهَرةٌ عظيمةٌ فوق الشجرة؛ وبتلك السَّهرة وحدها رضي ربُّ العوالم.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• जागरः: wakefulness; vigil
• जागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जातः: arose/was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/निष्ठान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (जागरः-विशेषण/विधेय)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जागरः)

• वृक्ष: tree
• वृक्ष: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; (उपरि-योगे)

• उपरि: upon/on
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-उपसर्गसदृश (postposition/adverb)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Emphasis/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (certainly)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• जागरेण: by the vigil
• जागरेण: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगदीश्वरः: Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: जगतः ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At night, Caṇḍa remains awake atop a large tree—either guarding, watching, or stranded—while below a liṅga shrine glows faintly; the narrative reveals that this very vigil pleased the Lord of the worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Jagadīśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Keeping vigil for Śiva—especially on sacred nights—directly pleases Jagadīśvara and yields spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, within the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jāgara (night-long vigil) as a component of Śivarātri observance.