Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

नारदेन तथा शम्भुर्दृष्टस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः । शुद्धचामी करप्रख्यः सेव्यमानः सुरासुरैः

Transliteration

nāradena tathā śambhurdṛṣṭastribhuvaneśvaraḥ | śuddhacāmī karaprakhyaḥ sevyamānaḥ surāsuraiḥ

Translation

Ainsi Nārada contempla Śambhu, Seigneur des trois mondes, rayonnant comme l’or le plus pur, honoré et servi par les dieux comme par les asuras.

Word by Word

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• तथा: thus; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable; adverb ‘thus/also’

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिभुवनेश्वरः: Lord of the three worlds
• त्रिभुवनेश्वरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिभुवनस्य ईश्वरः)

• शुद्धचामी: pure, golden (lustrous)
• शुद्धचामी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चामी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः (शुद्धः चामी)

• करप्रख्यः: bright like the hand (i.e., palm-like radiance)
• करप्रख्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः (करवत् प्रख्यः/करसदृशः)

• सेव्यमानः: being served
• सेव्यमानः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सेव् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Present passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरासुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुरासुरैः: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; द्वन्द्वः (सुराश्च असुराश्च)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa dialogue frame (traditionally a sage/assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada stands in awe before Śambhu, the Lord of the three worlds, whose body shines like refined gold; devas and asuras together form a reverent assembly, offering salutations and service.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śambhu
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s lordship is universal—beyond faction—revered even by opposing cosmic powers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa) as a sacred landscape where the cosmic Lord is directly perceived and praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it depicts seva (reverent attendance) as an ideal devotional posture.