Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

इति दमुक्तमखिलं मया तव महीपते । यथायुरभवद्दीर्घं समाराध्य महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

iti damuktamakhilaṃ mayā tava mahīpate | yathāyurabhavaddīrghaṃ samārādhya maheśvaram

Translation

ഹേ മഹീപതേ! ഞാൻ നിനക്കു എല്ലാം പറഞ്ഞു. മഹേശ്വരനെ യഥാവിധി ആരാധിച്ചാൽ ആയുസ്സ് ദീർഘമാകും എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാപിതമാണ്।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative/iti)

• तद्: that
• तद्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (pronoun: 'that')

• उक्तम्: said
• उक्तम्: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/uttered’

• अखिलम्: entire, all
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental: 'by me')

• तव: to you / for you
• तव: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive: 'of/for you')

• महीपते: O king (lord of the earth)
• महीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महीयाः पतिः)

• यथा: so that / as
• यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: 'as/so that')

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying आयुः by sense)

• समाराध्य: having worshipped/propitiated
• समाराध्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + राध् (धातु) → समाराध्य (कृदन्त; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having propitiated’

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: māhīpati (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage concludes his instruction to a seated king; in the background a Śiva-liṅga shrine with offerings suggests that Maheśvara’s propitiation grants long life.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Mahīpati (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s proper worship (samārādhanā) is presented as a direct cause of well-being, including longevity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the focus is on the fruit of Maheśvara-upāsanā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samārādhana/ārādhana of Maheśvara—devotional worship and propitiation—is prescribed.