Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन शंभुना परमेष्ठिना । ऊचुर्महर्षयः सर्वे शकर लोकशंकरम्

Transliteration

evamuktāstadā tena śaṃbhunā parameṣṭhinā | ūcurmaharṣayaḥ sarve śakara lokaśaṃkaram

Translation

परमेष्ठी शम्भु द्वारा ऐसा कहे जाने पर, लोक-कल्याणकर्ता शकर से तब सभी महर्षियों ने कहा।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb 'thus')

• uktāḥ: addressed, spoken to
• uktāḥ: Karta (of following speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'having been addressed/said to'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karta (agent/instrument: 'by him')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śaṃbhunā: by Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhunā: Karta (agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• parameṣṭhinā: by the Supreme Lord
• parameṣṭhinā: Karta (agent, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणरूपेण (epithet)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• maharṣayaḥ: the great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (महर्षयः)

• śakara: Śakara (name/epithet)
• śakara: Karma (addressed/object of saying)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठान्तर/नामरूप)

• lokaśaṃkaram: the benefactor of the worlds (Śiva)
• lokaśaṃkaram: Karma (object of saying/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य शंकरः)

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative transitions)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General audience of the Purāṇa; within scene: Śiva is addressed by sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful pause after Śiva’s declaration: the assembled maharṣis turn to speak, addressing Śiva as Śakara/Lokaśaṅkara; the scene is poised for stuti or inquiry.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu/Śakara/Lokaśaṃkara)
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True teaching culminates in humble inquiry: sages respond to divine instruction with thoughtful dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kedārakhaṇḍa, linked to Kedāra pilgrimage traditions, though this verse is a narrative connector.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the sages’ reply.