Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

आपोमयं भगवंतं स्तुवंति

Transliteration

āpomayaṃ bhagavaṃtaṃ stuvaṃti

Translation

Mereka memuji Bhagavān yang hakikat-Nya adalah air.

Word by Word

• आपोमयम्: made of water
• आपोमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपस् + मयट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आपोमय = made of water) विशेषणम् (qualifying भगवन्तम्)

• भगवन्तम्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवन्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्तुवन्ति: they praise
• स्तुवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) reporting the praise offered by the inhabitants (contextual narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees standing at a luminous waterbody, hands folded, praising a radiant Lord emerging as a watery form—waves shaping into a divine silhouette; lotuses and aquatic motifs emphasize ‘āpomaya’ divinity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Lord)
• Āpaḥ (waters)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine is recognized in elemental reality—water as purifier and sustainer becomes a form of Bhagavān worthy of praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single earthly tīrtha is named; the verse frames a cosmological hymn to the Lord as waters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (praise) is indicated; the wider context naturally aligns with purification themes connected to water.