Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अनुग्रहपरो देव मूर्तिं दर्शय शंकर । आवयोरखिलाधार नयनानंददायिनीम्

Transliteration

anugrahaparo deva mūrtiṃ darśaya śaṃkara | āvayorakhilādhāra nayanānaṃdadāyinīm

Translation

Ô Dieu tout entier tourné vers la grâce, ô Śaṅkara, montre-nous Ta forme—ô soutien de l’univers—dont la vision donne la joie à nos yeux.

Word by Word

• अनुग्रहपरः: chiefly intent on grace
• अनुग्रहपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अनुग्रहस्य परः = ‘अनुग्रह-प्रधानः’)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मूर्तिम्: form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दर्शय: show
• दर्शय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense ‘cause to see/show’ (दर्शय)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• आवयोः: of us two
• आवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• अखिलाधार: O support of all
• अखिलाधार: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अखिलानाम् आधारः = ‘support of all’)

• नयनानन्ददायिनीम्: giving delight to the eyes
• नयनानन्ददायिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नयन (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नयनानाम् आनन्दं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Devotees/Sages (petitioning Śiva for darśana in the Aruṇācalamāhātmya narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two devotees with folded hands beseech Śaṅkara for a direct vision; behind them rises Aruṇācala as a luminous presence, hinting at a hidden pillar of radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana is framed as grace: the devotee asks not for control, but for the Lord’s compassionate self-revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, where the narrative highlights Śiva’s readiness to grant darśana to devoted seekers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it is a direct prayer (prārthanā) for divine vision.