Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अरुणाद्रीश्वराभिख्यं संपूजय तपोबलैः । इत्यादिश्य महादेवः स्वयंभु विमलं महत्

Transliteration

aruṇādrīśvarābhikhyaṃ saṃpūjaya tapobalaiḥ | ityādiśya mahādevaḥ svayaṃbhu vimalaṃ mahat

Translation

«Rends un culte accompli au (liṅga) renommé Arunādrīśvara, par la puissance née de l’austérité (tapas).» Ayant ainsi prescrit, Mahādeva—auto-manifesté, immense et pur—donna son ordre.

Word by Word

• अरुणाद्रीश्वराभिख्यम्: named ‘Aruṇādrīśvara’
• अरुणाद्रीश्वराभिख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aruṇādri (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhikhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• संपूजय: worship fully
• संपूजय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• तपोबलैः: with the powers of austerity
• तपोबलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• आदिश्य: having instructed/commanded
• आदिश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√diś (धातु) → ādiśya (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having instructed)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• स्वयंभु: self-born, self-manifest
• स्वयंभु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svayam (अव्यय) + bhū (धातु) → svayaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• विमलम्: pure, spotless
• विमलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Śrī Choṇācaleśvara / Arunācaleśvara (Śiva) with narrative closure by the narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇādrīśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva issues a solemn command: worship Aruṇādrīśvara with tapas-born power; the vast pure self-manifest presence remains—an immense luminous liṅga or towering radiance against Arunācala’s backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Aruṇādrīśvara
• Mahādeva
• Svayaṃbhu
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wholehearted worship empowered by tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) leads to communion with the self-manifest Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala/Aruṇādrī, through the title Arunādrīśvara and the svayaṃbhu presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform complete worship (saṃpūjā) of Arunādrīśvara, supported by tapas (austerity and spiritual discipline).