Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

लोमश उवाच । दक्षेण संस्तुतो रुद्रो बभाषे प्रहसन्रहः

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca | dakṣeṇa saṃstuto rudro babhāṣe prahasanrahaḥ

Translation

Lomaśa dit : Ainsi loué par Dakṣa, Rudra parla, souriant doucement d’un rire léger.

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• संस्तुतः: praised
• संस्तुतः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्तु (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘praised’

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बभाषे: spoke
• बभाषे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• प्रहसन्: smiling
• प्रहसन्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ) ‘smiling/laughing’

• रहः: in private, secretly
• रहः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra, pleased by Dakṣa’s praise, turns with a soft smile; the atmosphere shifts from intense supplication to gracious dialogue, with sages witnessing.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Dakṣa
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After sincere praise and surrender, the Lord responds with approachable compassion, not harshness—showing grace after correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, contributing to Kedāra’s sacred Śaiva setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it transitions from hymn to divine instruction.