Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

गौतम उवाच । सर्वाण्यपि च पुण्यानि तीर्थानि शिवसन्निधौ । सदोपहारवेलायां दृश्यानि किल मानवैः

Transliteration

gautama uvāca | sarvāṇyapi ca puṇyāni tīrthāni śivasannidhau | sadopahāravelāyāṃ dṛśyāni kila mānavaiḥ

Translation

Gautama dit : «En vérité, tous les tīrtha saints, dispensateurs de mérite, sont vus par les hommes dans la présence même de Śiva, à l’heure de l’offrande quotidienne.»

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुण्यानि: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तीर्थानि: tīrthas
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शिव-सन्निधौ: in the presence of Śiva
• शिव-सन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य सन्निधौ)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• उपहार-वेलायाम्: at the time of offering
• उपहार-वेलायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहार (प्रातिपदिक) + वेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• दृश्यानि: visible, to be seen
• दृश्यानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृश्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भविष्यत्/विधेय-अर्थे ‘यत्’ (gerundive/passive potential adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘to be seen/visible’

• किल: indeed, it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/श्रुत्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/it is said)

• मानवैः: by humans
• मानवैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Gautama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-sannidhi sadopahāra-velā sarva-puṇya-tīrtha-darśana

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Gautama speaks, confirming the teaching: common pilgrims stand at the temple threshold during offering time, and the sacred tīrthas appear in Śiva’s presence—an inclusive vision scene.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Śiva
• Humans (mānavāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even ordinary humans can access extraordinary tīrtha-merit through Śiva-darśana at the sanctified time of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śiva’s sannidhi at Aruṇācala, where the tīrthas are said to become visible at the daily offering time.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Be present at ‘sadopahāra-velā’ (daily offering time) for darśana of the gathered tīrthas.