Shloka 2 - Adhyaya 7 - Kedara Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | English | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । त्वं लिंगरूपी तु महाप्रभावो वेदांतवेद्योसि महात्मरूपि । येनैव सर्वे जगदात्ममूलं कृतं सदानंदपरेण नित्यम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | tvaṃ liṃgarūpī tu mahāprabhāvo vedāṃtavedyosi mahātmarūpi | yenaiva sarve jagadātmamūlaṃ kṛtaṃ sadānaṃdapareṇa nityam

Translation

Brahmā said: You are indeed of the form of the Liṅga, of mighty splendor, known through the Vedānta, O One of the great Self. By You alone, ever established in eternal bliss, this entire world—rooted in the Supreme Self—has been brought into being.

Word by Word

ब्रह्माBrahmā

उवाचsaid

त्वम्you

लिङ्गरूपीhaving the form of the liṅga

तुindeed

महाप्रभावःof great power

वेदान्तवेद्यःknowable through Vedānta

असिare

महात्मरूपिO one of great-souled form

येनby whom/whereby

एवindeed

सर्वेall

जगदात्ममूलम्the root/essence as the Self of the world

कृतम्made/created

सदानन्दपरेणby the one devoted to eternal bliss

नित्यम्always; eternally

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, humbled, offers a Vedāntic hymn to a radiant Liṅga; the Liṅga’s aura subtly contains the three worlds, suggesting creation rooted in the Supreme Self.

Characters & Entities

Brahmā

Śiva (as Liṅga/Īśa)

Vedānta

Jagat (Universe)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva as the Liṅga is the Vedānta-realized reality—source of creation and the blissful ground of all existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the theology supports Kedāra pilgrimage by identifying the Liṅga as the supreme, Vedāntic Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is stated; the verse functions as a stotra (praise) suitable for recitation before the Liṅga.