Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

एवं प्रबोधितस्तेन नारदेन महात्मना । प्रबोधमगमच्छंभुर्जहास परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

evaṃ prabodhitastena nāradena mahātmanā | prabodhamagamacchaṃbhurjahāsa parameśvaraḥ

Translation

So wurde Śambhu durch den großherzigen Nārada erweckt; er gelangte zu voller Wachheit, und der Höchste Herr lachte.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रबोधितः: instructed, awakened
• प्रबोधितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-बुध् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of Śambhu)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of Nārada); कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• प्रबोधम्: awakening, understanding
• प्रबोधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अगमत्: attained, reached
• अगमत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जहास: laughed
• जहास: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, prompted by Nārada’s words, shifts from a prior mood into clear awareness and laughs—an unmistakable sign of divine līlā in the Himalayan setting.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (Śambhu/Parameśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine līlā includes instruction and gentle correction—wisdom awakens clarity, and the Lord’s smile signals harmony restored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan tīrtha-landscape is the implicit sacred stage for this divine-sage dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes spiritual awakening through counsel and discernment.