Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अक्षिपेयामृतेशानः स्त्रीपुंभावप्रदायकः । भक्तविज्ञप्तिसंधाता दीनबंदिविमोचकः

Transliteration

akṣipeyāmṛteśānaḥ strīpuṃbhāvapradāyakaḥ | bhaktavijñaptisaṃdhātā dīnabaṃdivimocakaḥ

Translation

Il est le Seigneur du nectar impérissable ; le dispensateur de la féminité et de la virilité ; celui qui accomplit les requêtes des dévots ; le libérateur des affligés et des prisonniers.

Word by Word

• अक्षिपेयामृतेशानः: Lord of the nectar drinkable by the eyes (i.e., delightful to behold)
• अक्षिपेयामृतेशानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि- पेय- अमृत- ईशान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (अक्षिणा पेयम् अमृतम्; तस्य ईशानः/स्वामी)

• स्त्रीपुंभावप्रदायकः: giver of womanhood and manhood (sex/condition)
• स्त्रीपुंभावप्रदायकः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री-पुं-भाव-प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्त्रीपुंभावस्य प्रदायकः)

• भक्तविज्ञप्तिसंधाता: one who fulfills devotees’ petitions
• भक्तविज्ञप्तिसंधाता: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त-विज्ञप्ति-संधातृ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun) ‘संधातृ’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तानां विज्ञप्तेः संधाता)

• दीनबन्दिविमोचकः: liberator of the poor and imprisoned
• दीनबन्दिविमोचकः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन-बन्दि-विमोचक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दीनबन्दीनां विमोचकः)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gautama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate tableau: devotees present petitions; a prisoner’s shackles fall; a distressed person is comforted; the Lord radiates amṛta-like light from Arunācala.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is portrayed as a compassionate granter of boons and a rescuer from bondage and distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Aruṇācala context continues; the names describe the resident Lord (Aruṇādriśvara).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it emphasizes prayerful petition (vijñapti) and the Lord’s saving grace.