Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततो नीराजितो देवो देवपत्नीभिरुत्तमः । तथैव ऋषिपत्नीभिरर्चितः पूजितस्तथा

Transliteration

tato nīrājito devo devapatnībhiruttamaḥ | tathaiva ṛṣipatnībhirarcitaḥ pūjitastathā

Translation

Alors, la Divinité suprême fut honorée par le nīrājana accompli par les épouses des dieux ; de même, elle fut adorée et vénérée avec révérence par les épouses des ṛṣi.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): तस्मात्/ततः = thereafter

• nīrājitaḥ: honoured with ārati / waved with lights
• nīrājitaḥ: Karma (Object state/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīrājita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √rāj (धातु) with ni-; past passive participle)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP/क्त): पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifies ‘devaḥ’

• devaḥ: the god (Lord)
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• devapatnībhiḥ: by the wives of the gods
• devapatnībhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + patnī (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारक-भावे

• uttamaḥ: excellent, supreme
• uttamaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘devaḥ’ का विशेषण

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): in that manner/likewise

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): emphasis ‘indeed/just’

• ṛṣipatnībhiḥ: by the sages’ wives
• ṛṣipatnībhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + patnī (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• arcitaḥ: worshipped
• arcitaḥ: Karma (Object state/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arcita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √arc (धातु) PPP/क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP/क्त): पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘devaḥ’ का विशेषण

• pūjitaḥ: honoured
• pūjitaḥ: Karma (Object state/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √pūj (धातु) PPP/क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP/क्त): पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘devaḥ’ का विशेषण

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): likewise/so

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctified altar in the Himalayan shrine precinct; wives of devas and sages circle the Lord with lamps (nīrājana), offering flowers and reverent gestures; attendants and ritual vessels glow in lamplight.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Śiva/Maheśa)
• Devapatnīḥ
• Ṛṣipatnīḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is communal: all orders and households participate in honoring the Lord through visible acts of reverence like nīrājana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, portrayed as a place of elaborate worship and auspicious rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nīrājana/ārati and pūjā performed for the Deity.