Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 191

Devanagari script

तेषां परेषां वरद इहामुत्र च शंकरः । महेंद्रेण स्तुतः शर्वो रागिणा परमेण हि

Transliteration

teṣāṃ pareṣāṃ varada ihāmutra ca śaṃkaraḥ | maheṃdreṇa stutaḥ śarvo rāgiṇā parameṇa hi

Translation

അത്തരം പരമഭക്തർക്കു ശങ്കരൻ ഇഹലോകത്തും പരലോകത്തും വരദനാണ്. സത്യമായി, ശക്തമായ രാഗത്തോടെ മഹേന്ദ്ര ഇന്ദ്രൻ ശർവനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• परेषाम्: of the supreme/other (people)
• परेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वरदः: boon-giver
• वरदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/काल-निर्देश adverb: here)

• अमुत्र: there; in the other world
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/काल-निर्देश adverb: there; in the other world)

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

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेन्द्रेण: by Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रेण: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् इन्द्रः)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शर्वः: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रागिणा: by the passion-attached one
• रागिणा: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेण: supreme; highest
• परमेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/for)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; narrative transitions toward Indra’s praise of Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Śaṅkara/Śarva bestowing blessings—right hand in varada-mudrā—upon humble devotees; Indra stands nearby, praised yet subtly shown as still rāgī, creating a moral contrast.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śarva (Śiva)
• Mahendra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva grants welfare in both worldly life and the afterlife; even Indra seeks Śiva’s help.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region is the textual frame (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse focuses on Śiva’s boon-giving nature.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (praise/hymn) is implied as a devotional act, but no formal vrata or ritual is detailed.