Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

एवं प्रबोधितस्तेन शंभुना परमेष्ठिना । विवेकपरमो भूत्वा शैलादो हि महातपाः । शिवेन सह संगम्य परमानंदसंप्लुतः

Transliteration

evaṃ prabodhitastena śaṃbhunā parameṣṭhinā | vivekaparamo bhūtvā śailādo hi mahātapāḥ | śivena saha saṃgamya paramānaṃdasaṃplutaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പരമേശ്വരനായ ശംഭുവാൽ ഉപദേശിതനായ മഹാതപസ്വി ശൈലാദൻ വിവേകത്തിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായി; ശിവനോടു സംഗമിച്ച് പരമാനന്ദത്തിൽ മുഴുകി.

Word by Word

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

• प्रबोधितः: having been instructed/awakened
• प्रबोधितः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√बुध् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शम्भुना: by Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिना: by the Supreme Lord
• परमेष्ठिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• विवेक-परमः: having discernment as supreme (discernment-focused)
• विवेक-परमः: Kartā (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवेक (प्रातिपदिक) + परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: विवेकः परमः यस्य/यत्र (विवेक-प्रधानः)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); अर्थः—‘भवित्वा’

• शैलादः: Śailāda (a sage)
• शैलादः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• महातपाः: a great ascetic
• महातपाः: Kartā (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘-तपाः’ इति प्रथमा एकवचन-रूपम्

• शिवेन: with Śiva
• शिवेन: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/साकं-योगे), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (preposition-like particle)

• संगम्य: having met
• संगम्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); उपसर्गः ‘सम्-’; अर्थः—‘मिलित्वा/समागत्य’

• परम-आनन्द-संप्लुतः: immersed in supreme bliss
• परम-आनन्द-संप्लुतः: Kartā (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + संप्लुत (प्रातिपदिक; सम्√प्लु-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: परमेन आनन्देन संप्लुतः (परमानन्देन परिप्लुतः)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śailāda, austere and radiant from tapas, stands or kneels as Śiva appears—majestic yet compassionate—flooding the ascetic with luminous bliss; the Himalaya glows behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva
• Śailāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s instruction awakens discernment (viveka), and communion with Śiva culminates in supreme bliss (paramānanda).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the overarching frame; the verse supports the Mahātmya by showing the transformative power of Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is receiving instruction and attaining sāttvika discernment through proximity to Śiva.