Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

। लोमश उवाच । एवं ते शिवधर्माश्च कथितास्तेन वै द्विजाः । सविशेषाः पाशुपताः प्रसादाच्चैव विस्तरात्

Transliteration

| lomaśa uvāca | evaṃ te śivadharmāśca kathitāstena vai dvijāḥ | saviśeṣāḥ pāśupatāḥ prasādāccaiva vistarāt

Translation

ໂລມະສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ດັ່ງນີ້ແຫຼະ ໂອ ພວກດວິຊະຣິສີ, ທຳມະຂອງພຣະສິວະໄດ້ຖືກກ່າວແຈ້ງແລ້ວ—ພ້ອມທັງວິນັຍປາຊຸປະຕະອັນເປັນພິເສດ—ໂດຍພຣະກະລຸນາ ແລະ ຢ່າງລະອຽດຄົບຖ້ວນ»។

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa (sage)
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवधर्माः: Śiva-duties / Śaiva dharmas
• शिवधर्माः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + धर्म (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कथिताः: have been told / were described
• कथिताः: Kriya (Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सविशेषाः: with particulars / detailed
• सविशेषाः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• पाशुपताः: the Pāśupata (doctrines/observances)
• पाशुपताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रसादात्: from (his) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• विस्तरात्: in detail / at length
• विस्तरात्: Adverbial (Extent/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ/प्रकारे (as to extent)

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-ṛṣis (sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomaśa Ṛṣi concludes a detailed exposition of Śiva-dharma and Pāśupata observances before assembled dvija-sages in a Himalayan hermitage setting, with Kedāra’s snowy peaks implied.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Pāśupata
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva dharma—including Pāśupata disciplines—is transmitted as a grace-bestowing teaching meant to be learned systematically.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedārakṣetra frame continues; this verse functions as a transition into further Kedāra-centered instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is prescribed here; it introduces the detailed exposition of Śivadharma and Pāśupata practices.