Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तत्राग्रे देवदेवस्य वनमध्ये शिवालये । भवोद्भवस्य पुरतो जगद्योगेश्वराभिधे

Transliteration

tatrāgre devadevasya vanamadhye śivālaye | bhavodbhavasya purato jagadyogeśvarābhidhe

Translation

Dort, im Wald —in einem Śiva-Heiligtum, dem Gott der Götter—, vor Bhavodbhava, an dem Ort, der Jagadyogeśvara genannt wird,

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśādhikaraṇa (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in front/at the fore’

• devadevasya: of the God of gods (Śiva)
• devadevasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः—देवानां देवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• vanamadhye: in the middle of the forest
• vanamadhye: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—वनस्य मध्ये (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• śivālaye: in the shrine/temple of Śiva
• śivālaye: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य आलयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• bhavodbhavasya: of Bhavodbhava (name)
• bhavodbhavasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—भवात् उद्भवः / भवस्य उद्भवः (तत्पुरुष; नामरूप)

• purataḥ: in front of
• purataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Spatial adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थक अव्यय (prepositional adverb)

• jagadyogeśvarābhidhe: at (the place) named Jagadyogeśvara
• jagadyogeśvarābhidhe: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—जगतः योगेश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + अभिधा ‘नाम’ (तत्पुरुष); अर्थः ‘जगद्योगेश्वर-नाम्नि (स्थाने)’

Speaker

Gṛdhra (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jagadyogeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indradyumna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A secluded forest shrine of Śiva: the liṅga of Jagadyogeśvara stands before the epithet Bhavodbhava; the atmosphere is ancient, shaded, and sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devadeva
• Bhavodbhava
• Jagadyogeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is emphasized: proximity to Śiva’s shrine and presence before the Liṅga/Form of Śiva is itself spiritually transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śiva-sthāna called “Jagadyogeśvara,” with Śiva worshiped as “Bhavodbhava,” situated in a forest shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet; the verse locates the forthcoming observance at a Śiva temple.