Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिरुवाच । नाम्नां शतं महेशस्य उच्चार्यं व्रतिना तदा । प्रदक्षिणनमस्कारैरेतत्संख्यैः प्रयत्नतः । कार्यं प्रदोषसमये तुष्ट्यर्थं संकरस्य च

Transliteration

bṛhaspatiruvāca | nāmnāṃ śataṃ maheśasya uccāryaṃ vratinā tadā | pradakṣiṇanamaskārairetatsaṃkhyaiḥ prayatnataḥ | kāryaṃ pradoṣasamaye tuṣṭyarthaṃ saṃkarasya ca

Translation

Bṛhaspati bersabda: “Pada saat itu, pelaku tapa-vrata hendaknya melafalkan seratus nama Maheśa; dan dengan jumlah yang sama—pradakṣiṇā serta sujud penghormatan—melakukannya dengan sungguh-sungguh pada waktu pradoṣa, demi menyenangkan Śaṅkara.”

Word by Word

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nāmnām: of names
• nāmnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• śatam: a hundred
• śatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• maheśasya: of Maheśa
• maheśasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• uccāryam: to be uttered/recited
• uccāryam: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: uccārya (कृदन्त; √car/चर् with ud- + causative sense)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be recited)

• vratinā: by the vow-observer
• vratinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• pradakṣiṇa-namaskāraiḥ: with circumambulations and prostrations
• pradakṣiṇa-namaskāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + namaskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (pradakṣiṇaiḥ ca namaskāraiḥ ca)

• etat-saṃkhyaiḥ: with this number (i.e., equal in count)
• etat-saṃkhyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (saṃkhyā), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः (etāḥ saṃkhyāḥ)

• prayatnataḥ: with effort/diligently
• prayatnataḥ: Avyaya (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'with effort')

• kāryam: should be done
• kāryam: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयम् (to be done)

• pradoṣa-samaye: at the time of pradoṣa (twilight)
• pradoṣa-samaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradoṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pradoṣasya samayaḥ)

• tuṣṭi-artham: for (his) satisfaction
• tuṣṭi-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (purpose: 'for satisfaction')

• saṃkarasya: of Śaṅkara
• saṃkarasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha (as narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At twilight (pradoṣa), a vow-observer stands before a liṅga, chanting a hundred names; then circles the shrine repeatedly and performs full prostrations, while Bṛhaspati instructs in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Maheśa
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is pleased by disciplined, counted devotion—name-recitation joined with humble prostration and circumambulation, especially at pradoṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region in the Himalayas), though this verse focuses on pradoṣa-ritual rather than a single spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite 100 names of Śiva, and perform an equal number of pradakṣiṇās and namaskāras at pradoṣa time.