Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

वंदनीयश्च स्तुत्यश्च क्षाम्यतां परमार्थतः । महेशोऽयं जगन्नाथस्त्रिपुरारिर्महायशाः

Transliteration

vaṃdanīyaśca stutyaśca kṣāmyatāṃ paramārthataḥ | maheśo'yaṃ jagannāthastripurārirmahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Il est digne de vénération et de louange—qu’il pardonne en vérité cette faute. C’est Maheśa, le Seigneur du monde, de grande renommée, l’ennemi de Tripura.

Word by Word

• वन्दनीयः: worthy of salutation
• वन्दनीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive: to be saluted), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• स्तुत्यः: worthy of praise
• स्तुत्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive: to be praised), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• क्षाम्यताम्: let (him) forgive; may forgiveness be granted
• क्षाम्यताम्: Kriyā (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (क्षाम्यताम् = let (him) forgive / may (he) pardon)

• परमार्थतः: truly; in the highest sense
• परमार्थतः: Hetu/Prakāra (In truth/in essence/हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: -तः), 'परमार्थ' + तः

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta/Viṣaya (Subject/topic/कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Apposition (Same referent/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जगतः नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रिपुरारिः: enemy of Tripura
• त्रिपुरारिः: Apposition (Same referent/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रिपुरस्य अरिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् यशः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (यशस्-शब्दः; प्रथमा एकवचन: यशाः)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Maheśa as Jagannātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Girijā, Himālaya (giri-indra), and gaṇas as immediate audience; ultimately Maheśa as the one to forgive

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada (or a spokesperson) offers reverent praise and asks forgiveness; Maheśa is envisioned as cosmic lord and Tripura-slayer—serene yet formidable—within a Himalayan sacred aura.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Tripurāri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expresses itself through praise and seeking forgiveness; acknowledging Śiva’s greatness is presented as the right response to error.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse functions as a devotional identification of Śiva within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice is stuti (hymnic praise) and kṣamā-yācñā (seeking forgiveness), not a detailed rite.