Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

इत्येवं नामभिर्दिव्यैः स्तव एष उदीरितः । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि पितामहकृतं स्तवम्

Transliteration

ityevaṃ nāmabhirdivyaiḥ stava eṣa udīritaḥ | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi pitāmahakṛtaṃ stavam

Translation

Demikianlah pujian ini telah dilafazkan melalui nama-nama ilahi. Sesiapa yang membacanya—atau sekadar mendengarnya—pujian yang digubah oleh Sang Pitāmaha (Brahmā) ini…

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• नामभिः: by names
• नामभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नामभिः)

• स्तवः: hymn
• स्तवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उदीरितः: has been uttered/declared
• उदीरितः: Kriya (Predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + ईर् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle/or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक-निपात (also/even)

• पितामहकृतम्: made by Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• पितामहकृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितामह + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पितामहेन कृतम्); कृत = √कृ (क्त)

• स्तवम्: hymn
• स्तवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced), summarizing the stuti and its phala (benefit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage or Brahmā-like figure proclaiming the hymn; listeners seated in reverent rows; the words visualized as luminous syllables rising like a garland toward Śiva’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Stava (hymn)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sound transmits merit: recitation and even attentive hearing of divine hymns is a recognized purificatory practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the hymn’s efficacy reinforces the sanctity of the Mahī-nagara liṅga and the chapter’s Prabhāsa-region tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāṭha (recitation) and śravaṇa (hearing) of the Pitāmaha (Brahmā)-composed stava are prescribed as meritorious acts.