Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

जटामुकुटसंयुक्तः कृतचन्द्रार्द्धशेखरः । एवंरूपधरो देवः सर्वव्यापी महेश्वरः

Transliteration

jaṭāmukuṭasaṃyuktaḥ kṛtacandrārddhaśekharaḥ | evaṃrūpadharo devaḥ sarvavyāpī maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Mit einer Krone aus verfilzten Locken, den Halbmond als Scheitelzeichen tragend—so stand der Gott in dieser Gestalt: Maheśvara, der allgegenwärtige Herr.

Word by Word

• जटा-मुकुट-संयुक्तः: joined with a matted-hair crown
• जटा-मुकुट-संयुक्तः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जटा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-युज् (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जटामुकुटेन संयुक्तः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; PPP of √युज् with उपसर्ग सम्-

• कृत-चन्द्र-अर्द्ध-शेखरः: having the half-moon as his crest
• कृत-चन्द्र-अर्द्ध-शेखरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कृतः चन्द्रार्द्धः शेखरः यस्य—अर्थतः बहुव्रीहि-सदृशः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एवं-रूप-धरः: bearing such a form
• एवं-रूप-धरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धृ (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (एवंरूपं धरति इति); कृदन्त (ण्वुल्/अच्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘धर’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्व-व्यापी: all-pervading
• सर्व-व्यापी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वं व्यापी); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within the Anasūyā episode at Revā/Narmadā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-tīra

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Maheśvara stands/appears with towering jaṭā-mukuṭa crowned by the half-moon; his presence fills the space, suggesting both form and boundless pervasion along the Narmadā bank.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Jaṭā
• Ardhacandra (half-moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord who pervades all can still be approached through a concrete, auspicious form that anchors devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā tīra, a setting for the direct vision of Maheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is descriptive of Śiva’s form.