Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तदा सर्वेऽथ विबुधा ऋषो वै महाप्रभाः । तुष्टुवुश्च महालिंगं वेदावादैः पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

tadā sarve'tha vibudhā ṛṣo vai mahāprabhāḥ | tuṣṭuvuśca mahāliṃgaṃ vedāvādaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും മഹാപ്രഭാവമുള്ള ഋഷിമാരും വേദവാക്യങ്ങളാൽ തത്തത്ത രീതിയിൽ മഹാലിംഗത്തെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: "then")

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तर्य-बोधक-अव्यय (particle: "then/and")

• विबुधाः: the gods
• विबुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (पाठे "ऋषो" = सन्ध्यन्तर/छान्दस-रूप)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• महाप्रभाः: of great splendor
• महाप्रभाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रभ (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्रभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• महालिङ्गम्: the great Liṅga
• महालिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महालिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + लिङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वेदावादैः: with Vedic utterances
• वेदावादैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदावाद (प्रातिपदिक: वेद + वाद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करणवाचक

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: separately)

• पृथक्: each in turn
• पृथक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrator) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Mahāliṅga at Kedāra, surrounded by devas and mahāṛṣis, each chanting distinct Vedic hymns; snowy peaks and cedar forests frame the sanctum-like space.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhāḥ (Devas)
• Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)
• Mahāliṅga
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest worship unites Vedic praise and heartfelt reverence—Śiva is honored by both gods and sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedarnath, where Mahāliṅga receives Vedic praise in the Purāṇic account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Veda-vāda (Vedic recitation) as a mode of stuti (praise) directed to the Mahāliṅga.