Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

पारिजातमयीं पुष्पवृष्टिमिंद्रो मुमोच ह । जयेति देवा मुनयस्तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तवैः

Transliteration

pārijātamayīṃ puṣpavṛṣṭimiṃdro mumoca ha | jayeti devā munayastuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stavaiḥ

Translation

Indra released a shower of pārijāta blossoms; the gods and sages cried “Victory!” and praised (the Lord) with many hymns.

Word by Word

• पारिजातमयीम्: made of pārijāta (flowers)
• पारिजातमयीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारिजात + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘पारिजातेन मयी’ = made of pārijāta)

• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः’)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मुमोच: released/sent down
• मुमोच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) emphatic

• जय: victory
• जय: Karma (Utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक/उद्गार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; here as उद्गार/घोष (cry) in quotation

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्तवैः)

• स्तवैः: hymns
• स्तवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahākāla-liṅga (prādurbhāva-sthala)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata/Kauravya addressee

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra pours a rain of pārijāta blossoms from above; devas and sages raise their hands in ‘jaya’ while chanting layered hymns around the radiant liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Munis
• Pārijāta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the divine is revealed, praise (stotra) and celebration arise naturally—affirming the victorious presence of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The place of Mahāliṅga appearance is celebrated as a sacred locus, though its formal tīrtha-name is not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymnic praise) and celebratory offerings symbolized by puṣpavṛṣṭi (flower offering).