Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 155
Devanagari script
हे रुद्र हे महादेवदर्शयात्मानमात्मना
Transliteration
he rudra he mahādevadarśayātmānamātmanā
Translation
Ô Rudra, ô Mahādeva, révèle-Toi par Ta propre puissance !
Word by Word
heO!
he:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothe (अव्यय)
Formसम्बोधन-निपात
rudraO Rudra
rudra:
Sambodhana (Addressee/सम्बोधित)
TypeNoun
Rootrudra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
heO!
he:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothe (अव्यय)
Formसम्बोधन-निपात
mahā-devaO Mahādeva
mahā-deva:
Sambodhana (Addressee/सम्बोधित)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)
darśayashow
darśaya:
Kriyā (Imperative/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु) (णिच् causative)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त
ātmānamyourself
ātmānam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ātmanāby yourself
ātmanā:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
Speaker
Kirāta (the hunter-devotee), addressing Śiva
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (assumed frame)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Close-up devotional moment: the Kirāta, hands folded, utters a final concentrated plea—‘O Rudra, O Mahādeva, reveal Yourself’—as an unseen radiance begins to fill the sanctum.
Characters & Entities
R
RudraM
MahādevaŚ
ŚivaFAQs
Divine vision is ultimately granted by the Lord Himself; the devotee’s role is earnest surrender and invocation.
Kedāra, where Śiva is praised as Rudra and Mahādeva and is said to appear to sincere seekers.
A direct act of japa/prayer (calling the names Rudra and Mahādeva) is implied; no detailed rite is stated.