Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

स्तूयमानो हि भगवानागतो गंधमादनम् । अंगिरसा हि सर्वेशो ह्यभिषिक्तो महात्मभिः

Transliteration

stūyamāno hi bhagavānāgato gaṃdhamādanam | aṃgirasā hi sarveśo hyabhiṣikto mahātmabhiḥ

Translation

Ainsi loué, le Seigneur Bienheureux parvint à Gandhamādana. Là, le Maître de tout fut consacré (abhiṣeka) par Aṅgiras et par des sages magnanimes.

Word by Word

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + यमान (शानच्/यमान) → स्तूयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (passive present participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आगतः: came/arrived
• आगतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) प्रयुक्तं विधेयवत्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (finite sense: 'came')

• गन्धमादनम्: to Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गन्धमादनम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम): गन्धं मदयति/गन्धयुक्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; देश/पर्वतनाम

• अङ्गिरसा: by Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सर्वेशः: Lord of all
• सर्वेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषाम् ईशः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु) + क्त → अभिषिक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones/sages
• महात्मभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana (abhiṣeka-sthāna)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva arrives at fragrant Gandhamādana; Aṅgiras and great sages perform a solemn abhiṣeka, pouring consecrated waters as the mountain glows with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śiva)
• Gandhamādana
• Aṅgiras
• Mahātmās (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise culminates in divine presence, and abhiṣeka symbolizes honoring the Supreme Lord with reverent rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana is explicitly named and presented as a sanctified locale where Śiva is ritually honored.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (consecratory anointing) is referenced, performed by sages including Aṅgiras.