Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

अथासने मुनिश्रेष्ठं ददृशुः परमास्थितम् । तेजसा परमेणैव भ्राजमानं यथा रविम्

Transliteration

athāsane muniśreṣṭhaṃ dadṛśuḥ paramāsthitam | tejasā parameṇaiva bhrājamānaṃ yathā ravim

Translation

Dann erblickten sie den erhabensten der Weisen, auf seinem Sitz thronend, in höchster Unerschütterlichkeit gegründet; er strahlte in höchstem Glanz, gleich der Sonne.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• āsane: on the seat
• āsane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• muni-śreṣṭham: the foremost sage
• muni-śreṣṭham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (the best among sages)

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• parama-āsthitam: seated in a supreme manner
• parama-āsthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + āsthita (कृदन्त; √sthā (स्था) with उपसर्ग ā-, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (seated/placed excellently)

• tejasā: by/with radiance
• tejasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• parameṇa: supreme
• parameṇa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• bhrājamānam: shining
• bhrājamānam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhrāj (भ्राज्) शानच् (present middle participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपदे कृदन्त (shining)

• yathā: like/as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as/like)

• ravim: the sun
• ravim: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied tīrtha-seeker audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas behold a great sage seated firmly on his āsana, motionless in meditation, his body emitting a sun-like radiance that illuminates the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner realization manifests as tejas; the realized sage becomes a visible refuge and authority of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sage’s seat within the Kedārakhaṇḍa hermitage is implicitly sanctified as a darśana-sthāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on darśana of a perfected sage.