Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

एवं विलोकमानोऽसौ देवदेवो जगत्पतिः । मनसा दूयमानेन इदमाह सदाशिवः

Transliteration

evaṃ vilokamāno'sau devadevo jagatpatiḥ | manasā dūyamānena idamāha sadāśivaḥ

Translation

Thus gazing, the God of gods, the Lord of the universe—his mind burning within—Sadāśiva spoke these words.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• विलोकमानः: looking on
• विलोकमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु) (लोक् दर्शने)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; उपसर्ग: वि

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देव-देवः: God of gods
• देव-देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• जगत्-पतिः: lord of the world
• जगत्-पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः पतिः)

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दूयमानेन: being pained/tormented
• दूयमानेन: Karana (Instrumental qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दूय् (धातु) (दूय् तापे)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्-प्रत्यय, present middle/passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मनसा इति सह विशेषणम्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु) (अहँ वचने)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदा-शिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदा-शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संज्ञा; (सदा शिवः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; next verses are Śiva’s speech

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, still gazing, stands as Devadeva and Jagatpati; his mind burns inwardly (suggested by subtle inner flame aura at the heart), and he begins to speak—an anticipatory moment with gathered stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Jagatpati (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual narratives emphasize self-inquiry: when disturbance arises, even the divine model turns inward and questions its cause.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya the dialogue unfolds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a teaching moment through dialogue.