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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सविस्मयोऽभूदथ तद्विदित्वा उद्दालको ज्ञानवतां वरिष्ठः । शिवप्रभावं मनसा विचिंत्य ज्ञानात्परं बोधमवाप शांतः

Transliteration

savismayo'bhūdatha tadviditvā uddālako jñānavatāṃ variṣṭhaḥ | śivaprabhāvaṃ manasā viciṃtya jñānātparaṃ bodhamavāpa śāṃtaḥ

Translation

L’ayant compris, Uddālaka —le plus éminent des sages— fut rempli d’émerveillement. Méditant en son cœur la majesté de Śiva, il atteignit une réalisation au-delà du simple savoir et devint paisible.

Word by Word
sa-vismayaḥastonished
sa-vismayaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषः (सह विस्मयः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (astonished)
abhūtbecame
abhūt:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd singular (became/was)
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक/सम्बन्धबोधक) — Indeclinable (then/now)
tatthat
tat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Neuter, Accusative, Singular (that)
viditvāhaving known
viditvā:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त — Absolutive (having known)
uddālakaḥUddālaka
uddālakaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootuddālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (Uddālaka)
jñānavatāmof the knowledgeable
jñānavatām:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootjñānavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Genitive plural (of the wise/knowledgeable)
variṣṭhaḥthe best
variṣṭhaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvariṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; श्रेष्ठतम (सुपरलेटिव) — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (the best)
śiva-prabhāvamŚiva’s power
śiva-prabhāvam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśiva (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रभावः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular (Śiva's power/majesty)
manasāwith (his) mind
manasā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular (with the mind)
vicintyahaving reflected
vicintya:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-cint (धातु)
Formल्यप्/क्त्वा-अर्थे अव्ययकृदन्त — Absolutive (having reflected/considered)
jñānātbeyond/than knowledge
jñānāt:
Apadana (Comparison source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative, Singular (from/than knowledge)
paramhigher, supreme
param:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — Accusative singular (higher/supreme)
bodhamrealization, awakening
bodham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbodha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular (awakening/realization)
avāpaattained
avāpa:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava-āp (धातu)
Formलिट्/लुङ्-रूपवत् कथनं; अत्र लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत) प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — (he) attained
śāntaḥcalm
śāntaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootśānta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formशम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle used adjectivally (calm, pacified)
Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa Kedārakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uddālaka, radiant with insight, sits in meditation; the earlier amazement softens into a tranquil face, as if Śiva’s majesty fills the mind like a steady light.

Characters & Entities
U
Uddālaka
Ś
Śiva
K
Kedāra (context)

FAQs

Contemplation of Śiva’s greatness can mature learning into direct realization (bodha), culminating in inner peace.

The verse belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, reinforcing Kedāra-kṣetra as a place where Śiva’s power transforms seekers.

A mental discipline is highlighted—viciṃtya (contemplation) of Śiva’s prabhāva—rather than an external rite.

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