Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

सर्वात्पापात्समुत्तार्य रुद्रलोके वसेच्चिरम् । एवं माहेश्वरो भूत्वा सदाचारव्रतस्थितः

Transliteration

sarvātpāpātsamuttārya rudraloke vasecciram | evaṃ māheśvaro bhūtvā sadācāravratasthitaḥ

Translation

അവൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു ഉയർത്തപ്പെട്ട് രുദ്രലോകത്തിൽ ദീർഘകാലം വസിക്കുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ മാഹേശ്വരഭക്തനായി, സദാചാരവ്രതത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരനായി, ആ പദം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• sarvāt: from all
• sarvāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Ablative, Singular; qualifying pāpāt)

• pāpāt: from sin
• pāpāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• samuttārya: having rescued (him)
• samuttārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-tṝ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): समुत्तीर्य/समुत्तार्य (having delivered/rescued)

• rudraloke: in Rudra's world
• rudraloke: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rudrasya lokaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• vaset: would dwell
• vaset: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; कालवाचक (adverbial accusative: for a long time)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• māheśvaraḥ: a devotee of Maheśvara; Śaiva
• māheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having become

• sadācāravratasthitaḥ: steadfast in good conduct and vows
• sadācāravratasthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √sthā)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुषप्रायः: sad-ācāra-vrata-sthita); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective of māheśvaraḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A purified devotee, marked with vibhūti and rudrākṣa, stands before the liṅga; above, a luminous Rudra-loka vision—Śiva’s realm with serene radiance—symbolizing long residence attained through devotion and right conduct.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudraloka
• Maheśvara
• Sadācāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva devotion joined with disciplined good conduct is said to purify sins and grant exalted post-mortem attainment (Rudraloka).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it highlights Rudra’s realm (Rudraloka) rather than a geographic site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained observance of sadācāra (right conduct) as a vrata, framed as integral to Maheśvara-bhakti.