Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

ततो देवैश्च मुनिभिः संस्तुतः परमेश्वरः । प्रविवेश शुभां वेदीं मूर्तिमज्ज्वलनाश्रिताम्

Transliteration

tato devaiśca munibhiḥ saṃstutaḥ parameśvaraḥ | praviveśa śubhāṃ vedīṃ mūrtimajjvalanāśritām

Translation

Kemudian Parameśvara, dipuji oleh para dewa dan para muni, memasuki pelantar suci yang bertuah, lalu bersemayam pada api suci yang menjelma sebagai wujud bercahaya.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/अनन्तरता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereupon)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• मुनिभिः: by the sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• संस्तुतः: praised
• संस्तुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → संस्तुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (परमेश्वरः)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः प्र-

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वेदीम्)

• वेदीम्: altar
• वेदीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मूर्ति-मत्-ज्वलन-आश्रिताम्: resting on/associated with blazing fire endowed with form
• मूर्ति-मत्-ज्वलन-आश्रिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति + मत् + ज्वलन + आश्रित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वेदीम्); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ज्वलनं आश्रिता; मूर्तिमत्-विशेषणयुक्ता)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śubha-vedī (ritual altar as sacral locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gods and sages praise Parameśvara; Śiva, serene and radiant, steps into an auspicious altar where the sacred fire appears as a luminous embodied form, flames shaped like a divine figure.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Parameśvara)
• Devas
• Sages
• Sacred fire (Agni, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is present within sacred rite: the altar and fire become a living locus of Parameśvara’s auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No pilgrimage site is specified; the “śubhā vedi” functions as the sanctified ritual space within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Entry into the vedi and association with the sacred fire indicates the centrality of Agni and the altar in solemn rites, including vivāha.