Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा तदानीं सकलेश्वरं प्रभुं तपो जुषाणं विनिमीलितेक्षणम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā tadānīṃ sakaleśvaraṃ prabhuṃ tapo juṣāṇaṃ vinimīlitekṣaṇam

Translation

Da erblickte er den Herrn—den Lenker von allem—versunken in Askese, die Augen sanft geschlossen,

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Sambandha (Prior action/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• tadānīm: at that time
• tadānīm: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (at that time)

• sakaleśvaram: the Lord of all
• sakaleśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• prabhum: the master
• prabhum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; sakaleśvaram इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; juṣāṇam इत्यस्य कर्म

• juṣāṇam: practising/engaged in
• juṣāṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √juṣ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/आनच्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; prabhum इत्यस्य विशेषण (engaged in/enjoying)

• vinimīlita-īkṣaṇam: with closed eyes
• vinimīlita-īkṣaṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ni-√mīl (धातु) + mīlita (कृदन्त) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: 'closed eyes'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; prabhum इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A direct vision of Śiva: the all-ruling Lord seated in austerity, eyes gently closed, radiating quiet power; the viewer’s perspective is reverent, as if beholding the still center of the Himalaya.

Characters & Entities

• Sakaleśvara/Prabhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine ideal is inner stillness—meditative absorption that radiates sanctity into the land.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himālaya region, depicted as a meditation-ground of Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction; it implicitly praises dhyāna and tapas.