Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एवं प्रणमतोर्देवः श्रद्धाभक्तिसमन्वितम् । प्रससाद परं शंभुः स्तुवतोरावयोर्द्वयोः

Transliteration

evaṃ praṇamatordevaḥ śraddhābhaktisamanvitam | prasasāda paraṃ śaṃbhuḥ stuvatorāvayordvayoḥ

Translation

Ainsi, lorsque nous deux nous prosternâmes et louâmes avec foi et dévotion, le suprême Śambhu se montra bienveillant et pleinement satisfait de nous.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• प्रणमतॊः: of the two bowing
• प्रणमतॊः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘प्रणमत्’ → ‘प्रणमतॊः’ (of the two who bow)

• देवः: the god (Śiva)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रद्धाभक्तिसमन्वितम्: endowed with faith and devotion
• श्रद्धाभक्तिसमन्वितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (श्रद्धया भक्त्या च समन्वितम् = endowed with faith and devotion)

• प्रससाद: was pleased
• प्रससाद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परम्: greatly
• परम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शंभुः: Śambhu
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्तुवतोः: of the two praising
• स्तुवतोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘स्तुवत्’ → ‘स्तुवतोः’ (of the two praising)

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

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (संख्या), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of the two’ (emphatic)

Speaker

Narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context (self-referential ‘we two’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two devotees prostrate and sing hymns; an unseen Śiva’s presence is suggested by a soft radiance and a calming aura over Arunachala.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (trust) joined with bhakti (devotion) draws Śiva’s prasāda (gracious response).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, presented as a place where sincere praise quickly ripens into divine favor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, praṇāma (prostration) and stuti (praise) performed with śraddhā-bhakti.