Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

प्रसीद करुणापूर्ण शोणशैलेश्वर प्रभो । महेश सर्वलोकानां हिताय प्रकटोदय

Transliteration

prasīda karuṇāpūrṇa śoṇaśaileśvara prabho | maheśa sarvalokānāṃ hitāya prakaṭodaya

Translation

Sois favorable, ô Seigneur de la Montagne Rouge, empli de compassion. Ô Maheśa, tu t’es manifesté au grand jour pour le bien de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious, be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सीद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• करुणापूर्ण: O one full of compassion
• करुणापूर्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करुणा-पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; करुणा + पूर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (karuṇayā pūrṇaḥ)

• शोणशैलेश्वर: O lord of the red mountain
• शोणशैलेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोण-शैल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; शोण + शैल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śoṇaśailasya īśvaraḥ)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• महेश: O Mahesha (great Lord)
• महेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (mahān īśaḥ)

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all worlds/beings
• सर्वलोकानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (for the benefit)

• प्रकट: manifest, openly visible
• प्रकट: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• उदय: O rising/appearing one
• उदय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; (पाठे ‘प्रकटोदय’ इति समासे सम्भवः)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (deduced from immediate context culminating in Śiva granting a boon to Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śoṇaśaila (Aruṇācala)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā pleads before Śiva associated with the red hill; Śiva’s compassionate gaze and open palm convey prasāda; the worlds are symbolized as small spheres or beings sheltered by the hill’s aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Aruṇācala (Śoṇaśaila)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine manifestation is an act of compassion—Śiva becomes accessible for the welfare of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala/Śoṇaśaila (the Red Mountain), revered as Śiva’s sacred form.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is a direct prayer (stuti) seeking Śiva’s grace.