Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

आपूर्यमाणं भवता तेजसा गगनांतरम् । परिपृच्छ्यः सुरावासः क्षणाद्देव भविष्यति

Transliteration

āpūryamāṇaṃ bhavatā tejasā gaganāṃtaram | paripṛcchyaḥ surāvāsaḥ kṣaṇāddeva bhaviṣyati

Translation

Ô Seigneur, tandis que Ton éclat emplit l’espace du ciel, même la demeure des dieux, en un instant, deviendra matière à questionnement : sa stabilité même en sera ébranlée.

Word by Word

• आपूर्यमाणम्: being filled
• आपूर्यमाणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + पूर् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्) कर्मणि/मध्य-प्रयोग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; गगनान्तरम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भवत्-शब्दः (honorific pronoun); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तेजसा: with splendor, by radiance
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• गगनान्तरम्: the space within the sky
• गगनान्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (गगनस्य अन्तरम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• परिपृच्छ्यः: to be inquired about
• परिपृच्छ्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + प्रच्छ् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक साध्य/योग्य-विशेषण (gerundive: to be asked/inquired); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सुरावासः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सुरावासः: the abode of the gods
• सुरावासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सुराणाम् आवासः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• क्षणात्: in a moment, instantly
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/Time-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

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

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

One of the two petitioners/devotees (addressing Śiva’s overwhelming tejas; exact identity not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sky saturates with Śiva’s radiance; devas in their aerial abodes look unsettled, clouds part, the cosmos seems to tremble—yet the center is calm, luminous Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Śiva)
• Sura-āvāsa (abode of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine radiance is not merely symbolic; it is cosmic power that must be tempered for the welfare of beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, presented as a locus where Śiva’s tejas manifests on a world-affecting scale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse sets up a request for the Lord to restrain His radiance for loka-anugraha.