Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

दीपं विशिष्टं परमं सर्वौषधिविजृंभितम् । गृहाण परमेशान मम शांत्यर्थमेव च

Transliteration

dīpaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ paramaṃ sarvauṣadhivijṛṃbhitam | gṛhāṇa parameśāna mama śāṃtyarthameva ca

Translation

ഹേ പരമേശാന, സർവ്വൗഷധികളുടെ ശക്തിയാൽ സിദ്ധമായ ഈ വിശിഷ്ട പരമദീപം സ്വീകരിക്കണമേ; എന്റെ ശാന്തിക്കായി മാത്രം അനുഗ്രഹിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विशिष्टम्: distinguished / special
• विशिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√शिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (दीपम् इति)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (दीपम् इति)

• सर्वौषधिविजृम्भितम्: enhanced with all medicinal herbs
• सर्वौषधिविजृम्भितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + औषधि + विजृम्भित (वि-√जृम्भ् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; तत्पुरुष (‘सर्वौषधिभिः विजृम्भितम्’ = ‘made to expand/flourish with all herbs’)

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेशान: O Supreme Lord
• परमेशान: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘परमः ईशानः’)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शान्त्यर्थम्: for (my) peace
• शान्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/प्रयोजनवाचक (‘शान्त्यै अर्थः’ → ‘for the sake of peace’)

• एव: only / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating a devotee’s prayer within Kedāra-māhātmya context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An elaborate lamp infused with herbal essences burns steadily before the liṅga; subtle motifs of leaves and medicinal plants surround the lamp; the devotee prays for peace, the sanctum feels soothing and protective.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśāna
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional offerings are meant to align the mind with peace (śānti) and invoke Śiva’s calming grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra and its Śaiva sacred geography (Kedārakhaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering a specially prepared lamp (dīpa) to Śiva, explicitly prayed for śānti (pacification/peace).