Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

सर्वात्पापात्समुत्तार्य रुद्रलोके वसेच्चिरम् । एवं माहेश्वरो भूत्वा सदाचारव्रतस्थितः

Transliteration

sarvātpāpātsamuttārya rudraloke vasecciram | evaṃ māheśvaro bhūtvā sadācāravratasthitaḥ

Translation

Von jeder Sünde emporgehoben, weilt er lange in Rudras Welt. So wird er ein wahrer Verehrer Maheśvaras und, im Gelübde rechten Wandels gefestigt, erreicht er jenen Zustand.

Word by Word

• sarvāt: from all
• sarvāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Ablative, Singular; qualifying pāpāt)

• pāpāt: from sin
• pāpāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• samuttārya: having rescued (him)
• samuttārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-tṝ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): समुत्तीर्य/समुत्तार्य (having delivered/rescued)

• rudraloke: in Rudra's world
• rudraloke: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rudrasya lokaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• vaset: would dwell
• vaset: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; कालवाचक (adverbial accusative: for a long time)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• māheśvaraḥ: a devotee of Maheśvara; Śaiva
• māheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having become

• sadācāravratasthitaḥ: steadfast in good conduct and vows
• sadācāravratasthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √sthā)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुषप्रायः: sad-ācāra-vrata-sthita); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective of māheśvaraḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A purified devotee, marked with vibhūti and rudrākṣa, stands before the liṅga; above, a luminous Rudra-loka vision—Śiva’s realm with serene radiance—symbolizing long residence attained through devotion and right conduct.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudraloka
• Maheśvara
• Sadācāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva devotion joined with disciplined good conduct is said to purify sins and grant exalted post-mortem attainment (Rudraloka).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it highlights Rudra’s realm (Rudraloka) rather than a geographic site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained observance of sadācāra (right conduct) as a vrata, framed as integral to Maheśvara-bhakti.