Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

नीलकंठाय शर्वाय व्योमावयवरूपिणे । कालाय कालनाथाय कालरूपाय वै नमः

Transliteration

nīlakaṃṭhāya śarvāya vyomāvayavarūpiṇe | kālāya kālanāthāya kālarūpāya vai namaḥ

Translation

Ehrerbietung Nīlakaṇṭha, Śarva, Ihm, dessen Gestalt aus der Weite des Raumes selbst gebildet ist. Ehrerbietung Kāla, der Zeit, dem Herrn der Zeit, und Ihm, dessen Wesen die Zeit selbst ist.

Word by Word

• nīlakaṃṭhāya: to the blue-throated one
• nīlakaṃṭhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṃṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• śarvāya: to Śarva
• śarvāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• vyoma-avayava-rūpiṇe: to him whose form is (made of) the parts of the sky
• vyoma-avayava-rūpiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक) + avayava (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• kālāya: to Time (Kāla)
• kālāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• kāla-nāthāya: to the lord of Time
• kāla-nāthāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• kāla-rūpāya: to him whose form is Time
• kāla-rūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• vai: indeed, surely
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutatory particle)

Speaker

Yama (in stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Nīlakaṇṭha with a throat tinted blue, his body subtly blending into a starry sky (vyoma); behind him a wheel of time (kāla-cakra) while Yama bows, acknowledging the Lord of Time.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Nīlakaṇṭha, Śarva, Kāla, Kālanātha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva transcends and embodies cosmic principles—space and time—making him the ultimate refuge beyond mortality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Śaiva milieu is implicit; this verse is primarily metaphysical praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a hymn suitable for recitation as nāma-stuti.