Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

एतन्महेशस्य वचो निशम्य सुरासुराः किंनरचारणाश्च । पूजाविधानं परमार्थतोऽपि पप्रच्छुरेनं च तदा गिरीशम्

Transliteration

etanmaheśasya vaco niśamya surāsurāḥ kiṃnaracāraṇāśca | pūjāvidhānaṃ paramārthato'pi papracchurenaṃ ca tadā girīśam

Translation

Setelah mendengar sabda Mahesa, para dewa dan asura, bersama para kiṃnara dan cāraṇa, lalu menyoal Girīśa dengan terperinci tentang tatacara pemujaan yang sejati.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; 'this' (object of 'niśamya' as heard)

• महेशस्य: of Maheśa
• महेशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive: of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object; apposition to 'etat')
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + शम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययीभाव/कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having heard'

• सुरासुराः: gods and demons
• सुरासुराः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (सुराश्च असुराश्च)

• किंनरचारणाः: Kiṃnaras and Cāraṇas
• किंनरचारणाः: Karta (Subject; in coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (किंनराश्च चारणाश्च)

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

• पूजाविधानम्: the method of worship
• पूजाविधानम्: Karma (Object of 'papracchuḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पूजायाः विधानम्)

• परमार्थतः: truly/in essence
• परमार्थतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परमार्थतः (अव्यय; तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): 'in truth/from the highest meaning'

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

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• पप्रच्छुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object: whom they asked)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-आदेश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (him/this person)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• गिरीशम्: Giriśa (Lord of the mountain)
• गिरीशम्: Karma (Apposition to 'enam')
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरीणाम् ईशः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual—within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, often Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (context for forthcoming pūjā-vidhāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial congregation—devas, asuras, kiṃnaras, cāraṇas—standing with folded hands before Girīśa, asking for the true worship procedure; atmosphere of solemn curiosity.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Girīśa (Śiva)
• Suras
• Asuras
• Kiṃnaras
• Cāraṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings seek correct worship guidance; true devotion includes learning proper pūjā-vidhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred geography, but this verse emphasizes instruction in worship rather than a single named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An inquiry into pūjā-vidhāna—requesting the detailed and essential method of worship from Śiva.