Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

निमीलितेक्षणा ध्याननिष्ठैकहृदया स्थिता । पुलकांचितसर्वांगी सा स्मरंती सदाशिवम्

Transliteration

nimīlitekṣaṇā dhyānaniṣṭhaikahṛdayā sthitā | pulakāṃcitasarvāṃgī sā smaraṃtī sadāśivam

Translation

Les yeux clos, elle demeura debout, le cœur unifié et ferme dans la méditation; tout son corps frémissait de chair de poule tandis qu’elle se souvenait de Sadāśiva.

Word by Word

• निमीलितेक्षणा: with closed eyes
• निमीलितेक्षणा: Visheshana (of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-मीलित-ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: निमीलित 'closed' + ईक्षण 'eyes/seeing')
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ध्याननिष्ठैकहृदया: single-hearted, fixed in meditation
• ध्याननिष्ठैकहृदया: Visheshana (of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान-निष्ठ-एक-हृदय (प्रातिपदिक; ध्यान + निष्ठ + एक + हृदय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (one-pointed in meditation)

• स्थिता: stood/remained
• स्थिता: Kriya (state/predicate of सा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गी: with all limbs bristling (with goosebumps)
• पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गी: Visheshana (of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुलक-अञ्चित-सर्व-अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक; पुलक 'horripilation' + अञ्चित 'covered/marked' + सर्व 'all' + अङ्गिन् 'limbed')
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्मरन्ती: remembering
• स्मरन्ती: Kriya (concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• सदाशिवम्: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवम्: Karma (Object of स्मरन्ती)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devotee-audience/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāṃbikā stands motionless with eyes closed, absorbed in meditation on Sadāśiva; her skin shows gooseflesh, indicating intense devotional emotion settling into stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Sāṃbikā (Devī)
• Sadāśiva
• dhyāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One-pointed remembrance of Śiva (smaraṇa) and meditation stabilize the devotee amid outer turmoil.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, presented as a landscape that supports deep dhyāna and Śiva-smaraṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative absorption and remembrance of Sadāśiva are exemplified (a dhyāna-oriented sādhana).