Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

उरो यस्य विशालं च तथोरुजघनं परम् । चरणद्वयं च रुद्रस्य शोभितं परमं महत्

Transliteration

uro yasya viśālaṃ ca tathorujaghanaṃ param | caraṇadvayaṃ ca rudrasya śobhitaṃ paramaṃ mahat

Translation

Sa poitrine était vaste, ses cuisses et ses hanches d’une puissance suprême ; et la paire de pieds de Rudra resplendissait—sublime et magnifique au-delà de toute mesure.

Word by Word

• uraḥ: chest
• uraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक; (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (Genitive) (Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• viśālam: vast
• viśālam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमा-अर्थे (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• uru-jaghanam: broad hips
• uru-jaghanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uru (प्रातिपदिक) + jaghana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• param: supreme/excellent
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• caraṇa-dvayam: pair of feet
• caraṇa-dvayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rudrasya: of Rudra
• rudrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• śobhitam: adorned/beautiful
• śobhitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubh (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → śobhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Past passive participle, Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• paramam: most supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; महत्-शब्द (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-level deduction within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A close, reverential darśana of Rudra’s majestic form—broad chest, powerful thighs and hips—ending in a luminous emphasis on the divine feet, suggesting the devotee’s gaze descending in worship.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa guides devotion toward contemplating the Lord’s sacred form—especially His feet, a classic locus of refuge (śaraṇāgati).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, within whose narrative frame Śiva’s form is praised to intensify pilgrimage-faith.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse supports meditative worship through description.