Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

देवदेव महादेव त्रिपुरांतक शंकर । शोभसेऽनेन रूपेण जगदानंददायिना

Transliteration

devadeva mahādeva tripurāṃtaka śaṃkara | śobhase'nena rūpeṇa jagadānaṃdadāyinā

Translation

ഹേ ദേവദേവാ, ഹേ മഹാദേവാ, ഹേ ത്രിപുരാന്തക ശങ്കരാ! ലോകങ്ങൾക്ക് ആനന്ദം നൽകുന്ന ഈ രൂപത്തിൽ നീ അത്യന്തം ശോഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• देवदेव: O God of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः देव + देव (श्रेष्ठत्वे कर्मधारयः: ‘god of gods’)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः महा + देव

• त्रिपुरान्तक: O destroyer of Tripura
• त्रिपुरान्तक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः त्रिपुर (त्रीणि पुराणि) + अन्तक (षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘ender of Tripura’)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शोभसे: you shine / appear splendid
• शोभसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूपेण: by/with (this) form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• जगदानन्ददायिना: which gives joy to the world
• जगदानन्ददायिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् + आनन्द + दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-विशेषणे तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; समासः जगत्-आनन्द (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) + दायिन् (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘giver of joy to the world’); रूपेण इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Keśava (Viṣṇu), praising Śiva (Sthāṇu/Mahādeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu praises Śiva with a cascade of epithets; Śiva appears resplendent in a bliss-bestowing form, luminous and benevolent, as if the worlds themselves are soothed by his radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Tripurāntaka
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine is the giver of universal bliss; praising Śiva as Śaṅkara affirms that ultimate power is also ultimate benevolence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a direct hymn (stuti) to Śiva’s cosmic, bliss-giving form.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it models stotra-pāṭha (hymnic praise) as devotion.