Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

प्रसुप्तं देवमीशानं बोधयन्समुपस्थितः । उत्तिष्ठ हर पिङ्गाक्ष महादेव महेश्वर

Transliteration

prasuptaṃ devamīśānaṃ bodhayansamupasthitaḥ | uttiṣṭha hara piṅgākṣa mahādeva maheśvara

Translation

In seiner Nähe stehend und den schlafenden Herrn Īśāna wecken wollend, sprach er: „Erhebe dich, o Hara, o du mit fahlbraunen Augen—o Mahādeva, o Maheśvara!“

Word by Word

• प्रसुप्तम्: asleep
• प्रसुप्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्वप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Past passive participle; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवस्य विशेषनाम (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; epithet)

• बोधयन्: awakening (him)
• बोधयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + णिच् + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; णिजन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Present active participle; causative; Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• समुपस्थितः: having approached; standing near
• समुपस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘present/arrived’ (Past participle used adjectivally; Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• उत्तिष्ठ: arise!
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• पिङ्गाक्ष: O tawny-eyed one
• पिङ्गाक्ष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्ग + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (पिङ्गे अक्षिणी यस्य) (Masculine, Vocative, Singular; bahuvrihi)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः) (Masculine, Vocative, Singular; karmadharaya)

• महेश्वर: O Great Lord
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः) (Masculine, Vocative, Singular; karmadharaya)

Speaker

Deductive (a leading figure among the assembled—likely Brahmā or a chief ṛṣi—addresses Śiva; exact name not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (Śiva-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands close to a sanctum, hands raised in reverent urgency, calling to the ‘sleeping’ Īśāna to arise; lamps flicker, and the river’s hush frames the moment.

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna (Śiva)
• Hara
• Mahādeva
• Maheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Calling upon Śiva by His sacred names is itself an act of devotion that invokes His grace and protective presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as an invocation within the Revā/Narmadā narrative setting, without naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An explicit vocative invocation (nāma-ucchāraṇa) of Śiva’s epithets is demonstrated, akin to mantra-like address.