Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

एवं समागतः शंभुः प्रविष्टो यज्ञमण्डपम् । संस्तूयमानो विबुधैः स्तुतिभिः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

evaṃ samāgataḥ śaṃbhuḥ praviṣṭo yajñamaṇḍapam | saṃstūyamāno vibudhaiḥ stutibhiḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Ainsi Śambhu arriva et entra dans le pavillon sacrificiel (yajña-maṇḍapa). Le Seigneur suprême, Parameśvara, était célébré par les dieux au moyen d’hymnes de louange.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya-bhava (Adverbial/अव्ययभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• समागतः: having arrived
• समागतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘आगत/सम्प्राप्त’

• शंभुः: Shambhu
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु) → प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्रवेशं कृतवान्’

• यज्ञ-मण्डपम्: the sacrificial pavilion
• यज्ञ-मण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘यज्ञस्य मण्डपः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• संस्तूयमानः: being praised
• संस्तूयमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्तु (धातु) → संस्तूयमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्रशंस्यमान’

• विबुधैः: by the gods
• विबुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• स्तुतिभिः: with hymns/praises
• स्तुतिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• परम-ईश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय ‘परमः ईश्वरः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva enters the yajña pavilion; devas stand around singing hymns, hands folded, with ritual fires and banners marking the consecrated space.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Parameśvara
• Vibudha (Devas)
• Yajña-maṇḍapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Lord is approached with reverence, even the devas respond with stuti—devotion sanctifies the ritual space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, framing Śiva’s presence as the sanctifying center.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Entry into the yajña-maṇḍapa and praise (stuti) as an auspicious accompaniment to sacrifice and sacred rites.