Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सर्वावयवदानेन सर्वव्याधिविनाशनात् । सर्वाभीष्टप्रदानेन दृश्यो भव महीतले

Transliteration

sarvāvayavadānena sarvavyādhivināśanāt | sarvābhīṣṭapradānena dṛśyo bhava mahītale

Translation

En accordant le bien-être à chaque membre, en détruisant toutes les maladies et en comblant tous les vœux—rends-toi visible sur la terre.

Word by Word

• सर्वावयवदानेन: by the giving of all limbs (wholeness)
• सर्वावयवदानेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-अवयव-दान (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + अवयव + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तृतीया-हेतु/करणार्थ (by/through); षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-समाससम्भवः, अर्थः ‘सर्वेषाम् अवयवानां दानेन’

• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनात्: from the destruction of all diseases
• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-व्याधि-विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + व्याधि + विनाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान/हेतु (from/because of); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarvavyādhīnām vināśanāt)

• सर्वाभीष्टप्रदानेन: by granting all desired boons
• सर्वाभीष्टप्रदानेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-अभीष्ट-प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + अभीष्ट + प्रदान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarvābhīṣṭasya pradānena)

• दृश्यः: visible, manifest
• दृश्यः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश्य (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• भव: become, be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीतले: on the surface of the earth
• महीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-तल (प्रातिपदिक; मही + तल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mahyaḥ tale)

Speaker

Kamalānātha (Brahmā) (deduced from immediate context leading to shloka 41)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience seeking tīrtha-phala (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s presence emerges as a luminous form over the red hill; devotees offer herbs, water, and lamps; sick pilgrims are shown recovering, symbolizing sarvavyādhi-vināśa.

Characters & Entities

• Aruṇācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Divine becomes accessible (dṛśya), grace manifests as wholeness, healing, and the fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, requested to be manifest and visible on earth for the welfare of beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana is implied—becoming “visible” highlights the merit of seeing the sacred form/place.