Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कैलासनिलयावासी शिवस्तत्रैव संस्थितः

Transliteration

kailāsanilayāvāsī śivastatraiva saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

Śiva, demeurant dans la demeure du Kailāsa, y est aussi établi en ce lieu même.

Word by Word

• कैलासनिलयावासी: dweller in the abode of Kailāsa
• कैलासनिलयावासी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलासनिलयावासिन् (प्रातिपदिक) = कैलास + निलय + वासिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (कैलासस्य निलये वासी)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• संस्थितः: is stationed/abides
• संस्थितः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थितः’

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (Śiva-sannidhāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, bearing matted locks and crescent moon, appears within Ayodhyā—either as a liṅga shrine or as a seated yogin—signifying Kailāsa’s lord present in Rāma’s city.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supreme tīrtha draws all divine powers; sectarian boundaries dissolve in the shared sanctity of place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Svargadvāra/Ayodhyā sacred area, presented as hosting even Kailāsa-dwelling Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse serves as a declarative praise of divine presence.