Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185

Devanagari script

यथा त्वं हि महादेव तथा चैतौ न संशयः । स्वरूपेण च गत्या च हास्यभावैः सुपूजितौ

Transliteration

yathā tvaṃ hi mahādeva tathā caitau na saṃśayaḥ | svarūpeṇa ca gatyā ca hāsyabhāvaiḥ supūjitau

Translation

ഓ മഹാദേവാ, നിന്നെ എങ്ങനെ പൂജിച്ചുവോ അതുപോലെ—സംശയമില്ലാതെ—ഇരുവരും സൂപൂജിതരായി; അവരുടെ സ്വരൂപത്താൽ, ഗമനത്താൽ, ഹാസ്യഭാവത്താൽ.

Word by Word

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (comparative/manner adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

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

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वरूपेण: by (their) own form/appearance
• स्वरूपेण: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + रूप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गत्या: by movement/gait
• गत्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हास्यभावैः: by smiling expressions/cheerful moods
• हास्यभावैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य-भाव (प्रातिपदिक; हास्य + भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (भाव-शब्द), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुपूजितौ: well-honoured/well-worshipped
• सुपूजितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् (धातु) + क्त; उपसर्ग: सु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī) speaking (as introduced in 184)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (as fruit of Kedāra pilgrimage)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience sages (traditional)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, smiling, addresses Mahādeva while gesturing toward the two honored attendants; their serene faces and graceful posture show refined conduct; Śiva listens, calm and approving.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True reverence is shown not only by words but by honoring sacred presence through respectful conduct, demeanor, and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s presence and attendants are celebrated in the Kedāra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse emphasizes the spirit of proper honor (satkāra) expressed through respectful behavior.