Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

शनैःशनैरुपरमच्छंभुः परमकोपनः । समाधेः परमात्माऽसावुवाच परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

śanaiḥśanairuparamacchaṃbhuḥ paramakopanaḥ | samādheḥ paramātmā'sāvuvāca parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Peu à peu, Śambhu—bien qu’embrasé de colère—s’apaisa. Alors le Soi suprême, le Parameśvara, sortant du samādhi, prit la parole.

Word by Word

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• शनैः: gradually
• शनैः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति for emphasis)

• उपरमत्: ceased, desisted
• उपरमत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + रम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शंभुः: Śambhu
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमकोपनः: extremely wrathful
• परमकोपनः: Visheshana (Qualifier of śaṃbhuḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + कोपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (परमः कोपनः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाधेः: from (his) samādhi
• समाधेः: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (5th/Ablative) एकवचन (Singular) (sense: from samādhi)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (परमः आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असौ: that (one), he
• असौ: Karta (Demonstrative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: assembly of devas (and narrative audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, previously fierce, gradually becomes serene; the moment of emerging from samādhi is shown as a shift in aura—cooling radiance—and he begins to speak as Parameśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva
• Parameśvara
• Paramātmā
• Samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s transcendence is shown: even powerful emotion is mastered, and divine guidance arises from samādhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the textual frame; the verse highlights Śiva’s yogic majesty rather than a specific tīrtha benefit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is stated; the focus is on yogic samādhi and the Lord’s authoritative utterance.