Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ईश्वरस्तु प्रशाखासु सर्वोऽयं हरवल्लभः । हरः कर्पूरधवलो यथावद्वर्णितः सदा

Transliteration

īśvarastu praśākhāsu sarvo'yaṃ haravallabhaḥ | haraḥ karpūradhavalo yathāvadvarṇitaḥ sadā

Translation

याच्या उपशाखांतही हा ईश्वर सर्वत्र आहे—हराचा प्रिय. कर्पूरासारखा धवल हर (शिव) असा यथार्थ वर्णन नेहमी केलेले आहे.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle)

• प्रशाखासु: in the twigs/sub-branches
• प्रशाखासु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + शाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• सर्वः: all/entire
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• हरवल्लभः: beloved of Hara
• हरवल्लभः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (harasya vallabhaḥ)

• हरः: Hara
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कर्पूरधवलः: white like camphor
• कर्पूरधवलः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्पूर + धवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (camphor-white)

• यथावत्: properly
• यथावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथाविधि/सम्यक् (indeclinable adverb)

• वर्णितः: described
• वर्णितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahma–Nārada dialogue (deduced from adhyāya colophon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sacred tree’s fine branchlets glow as if threaded with divine presence; Hara appears camphor-white, subtly manifesting among the branches, while devotees chant stotras beneath.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Hara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence is envisioned as pervading and accessible; devotion recognizes the Lord’s purity and all-pervading nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated in this verse; it supports contemplative praise (stuti/dhyāna) of Śiva.