Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

वंदनीयश्च स्तुत्यश्च क्षाम्यतां परमार्थतः । महेशोऽयं जगन्नाथस्त्रिपुरारिर्महायशाः

Transliteration

vaṃdanīyaśca stutyaśca kṣāmyatāṃ paramārthataḥ | maheśo'yaṃ jagannāthastripurārirmahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Er ist der Verehrung und des Lobes würdig—möge er wahrhaft vergeben. Dies ist Maheśa, der Herr der Welt, ruhmreich, der Feind Tripuras.

Word by Word

• वन्दनीयः: worthy of salutation
• वन्दनीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive: to be saluted), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• स्तुत्यः: worthy of praise
• स्तुत्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive: to be praised), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• क्षाम्यताम्: let (him) forgive; may forgiveness be granted
• क्षाम्यताम्: Kriyā (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (क्षाम्यताम् = let (him) forgive / may (he) pardon)

• परमार्थतः: truly; in the highest sense
• परमार्थतः: Hetu/Prakāra (In truth/in essence/हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः), 'परमार्थ' + तः

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta/Viṣaya (Subject/topic/कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Apposition (Same referent/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जगतः नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रिपुरारिः: enemy of Tripura
• त्रिपुरारिः: Apposition (Same referent/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रिपुरस्य अरिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् यशः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (यशस्-शब्दः; प्रथमा एकवचन: यशाः)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Maheśa as Jagannātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Girijā, Himālaya (giri-indra), and gaṇas as immediate audience; ultimately Maheśa as the one to forgive

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada (or a spokesperson) offers reverent praise and asks forgiveness; Maheśa is envisioned as cosmic lord and Tripura-slayer—serene yet formidable—within a Himalayan sacred aura.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Tripurāri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expresses itself through praise and seeking forgiveness; acknowledging Śiva’s greatness is presented as the right response to error.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse functions as a devotional identification of Śiva within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice is stuti (hymnic praise) and kṣamā-yācñā (seeking forgiveness), not a detailed rite.