Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

भूतांतकरणो देवः कमलानन्दनन्दनः । सहस्रपाच्च वरदो दिव्यकुण्डलमण्डितः

Transliteration

bhūtāṃtakaraṇo devaḥ kamalānandanandanaḥ | sahasrapācca varado divyakuṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ

Translation

Der göttliche, der die Schrecken der Wesen beendet; die Wonne Kamalās (Lakṣmī) und Ānandas; der tausendstrahlige Herr, Spender von Gaben, geschmückt mit himmlischen Ohrringen.

Word by Word

• bhūtāntakaraṇaḥ: ender of beings; destroyer
• bhūtāntakaraṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + lyuṭ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhūtānām anta-karaṇaḥ)

• devaḥ: god; deity
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kamalānandanandanaḥ: son of Kamalā’s joy (epithet)
• kamalānandanandanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहु-षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला (kamalāyāḥ ānandasya nandanaḥ)

• sahasrapāt: thousand-footed
• sahasrapāt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + pād (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (sahasraṃ pādāḥ yasya) — बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थे प्रचलित

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• varadaḥ: boon-giver
• varadaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-da (प्रातिपदिक; vara + √dā (धातु) + a)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (varaṃ dadāti iti)

• divyakuṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ: adorned with divine earrings
• divyakuṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍita (कृदन्त; √maṇḍ (धातु) + kta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (divyaiḥ kuṇḍalaiḥ maṇḍitaḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (devotee) continuing the Sūrya nāmāvalī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant deity with thousand-rayed brilliance, benevolent face, right hand in varada-mudrā, adorned with celestial earrings; surrounding beings relieved of fear (serpents, spirits, humans) shown calming.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Kamalā (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Sun is praised as both compassionate protector and radiant sovereign—worthy of devotion for welfare, clarity, and strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within the Kāmarūpa-centered Sūrya-stuti, reinforcing that locale’s solar devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Name-recitation praising form (iconography) and function (boon-giving) as a devotional method.