Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

सभातलं महेशस्य गणैश्चैव विराजितम् । अर्द्धागलग्नया देव्या शोभितं च महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

sabhātalaṃ maheśasya gaṇaiścaiva virājitam | arddhāgalagnayā devyā śobhitaṃ ca maheśvaram

Translation

Il vit la salle d’assemblée de Maheśa, resplendissante de ses Gaṇa ; et il vit Maheśvara lui-même, embelli par la Déesse, attachée à lui comme son autre moitié.

Word by Word

• sabhātalam: the assembly-floor
• sabhātalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sabhā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): 'सभायाः तलम्' = 'floor of the assembly-hall'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• maheśasya: of Maheśa
• maheśasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• gaṇaiḥ: by the gaṇas
• gaṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• virājitam: adorned; resplendent
• virājitam: Karma (Predicative qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+rāj (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन — कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग: 'adorned, resplendent' (qualifying sabhātalam)

• arddhāga-lagnayā: joined to (his) half-body
• arddhāga-lagnayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'अर्धाङ्गे लग्ना' = 'attached to (his) half-body'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — विशेषण (devyā)

• devyā: by the Goddess
• devyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• śobhitam: adorned
• śobhitam: Karma (Predicative qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śubh (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — 'adorned' (qualifying maheśvaram)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• maheśvaram: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa-sabhā (Śiva’s divine court)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant hall: Śiva enthroned, surrounded by gaṇas; Devī is joined as his other half, making the divine couple appear as a single integrated majesty.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Maheśvara
• Gaṇas
• Devī (Pārvatī/Śakti)
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s sovereignty is inseparable from Śakti; the divine community (Gaṇas) and the unified divine couple embody completeness and auspicious power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is the implied setting, presenting Śiva’s celestial court as the pinnacle of sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a darśana-style description of Śiva’s splendor with Devī and the Gaṇas.