Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

श्वेतस्य राजसिंहस्य चरितं परमाद्भुतम् । येन संतोषितो रुद्रः शिवो भक्त्याऽप्रमेयया

Transliteration

śvetasya rājasiṃhasya caritaṃ paramādbhutam | yena saṃtoṣito rudraḥ śivo bhaktyā'prameyayā

Translation

Das Leben Śvetas, des Löwen unter den Königen, ist höchst wundersam; denn durch seine unermessliche Hingabe wurde Rudra, Śiva, erfreut.

Word by Word

• श्वेतस्य: of Śveta
• श्वेतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजसिंहस्य: of the lion among kings (royal lion)
• राजसिंहस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'राजा इव सिंहः'

• चरितम्: the deed/story
• चरितम्: Karta (Topic/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; चर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (वाक्यविषय)

• परमाद्भुतम्: supremely wonderful
• परमाद्भुतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• येन: by which / by whom
• येन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• संतोषितः: was satisfied / was pleased
• संतोषितः: Kriya (Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रुद्रस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• अप्रमेयया: immeasurable
• अप्रमेयया: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्रमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (भक्त्या इति)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (continuing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A heroic-devotional portrait: King Śveta, regal yet humble, worships Rudra; Śiva’s presence is felt as a radiant, awe-inspiring manifestation responding to devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śveta
• Rudra
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unmeasured bhakti is itself a powerful offering—capable of pleasing Rudra beyond mere ritual formality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting frames the tale, linking royal devotion to the Śaiva sanctity celebrated in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the emphasis is on aprameya-bhakti (immeasurable devotion) as the decisive spiritual cause.