Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

यस्माच्च संभवत्येतत्तस्माच्छंभुरिति प्रभुः

Transliteration

yasmācca saṃbhavatyetattasmācchaṃbhuriti prabhuḥ

Translation

ഈ ലോകം ആരിൽ നിന്നാണ് ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നത്, അതുകൊണ്ടു പ്രഭു ‘ശംഭു’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: from whom
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संभवति: arises, comes into being
• संभवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Discourse connector (हेतु-निगमन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः (indeclinable conclusive particle: 'therefore')

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निगमन-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Śambhu) and the assembled divine audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau where creation streams forth from Śambhu—subtle emanations (elements, worlds) emerging from a serene Śiva, while sages annotate the meaning of the name.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Prabhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is praised as the source of manifestation; his name ‘Śambhu’ signifies auspicious creative power and beneficence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s devotional frame points to Kedārakṣetra, where Śambhu is worshiped as the presiding Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it provides a name-explanation (nāma-nirukti) within praise.