Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

सर्वभूषणसंपन्नो देवदेवो महेश्वरः । ययौ देवैः परिवृतः शैलराजपुरं प्रति

Transliteration

sarvabhūṣaṇasaṃpanno devadevo maheśvaraḥ | yayau devaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śailarājapuraṃ prati

Translation

Demikianlah Maheśvara, Dewa segala dewa, lengkap berhias dengan segala perhiasan, pun berangkat dikelilingi para dewa menuju kota Raja Gunung-gunung.

Word by Word

• सर्वभूषणसंपन्नः: endowed with all ornaments
• सर्वभूषणसंपन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भूषण-संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूषण + संपन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• देवदेवः: god of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक; देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवैः: by/with the gods
• देवैः: Karana/Sahakari (Instrument/Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-वृत (धातु √वृत्; क्त/क्तप्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शैलराजपुरम्: the city of the king of mountains
• शैलराजपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलराज-पुर (प्रातिपदिक; शैलराज + पुर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकक्रियायां कर्म (destination as object)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Direction/Goal marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; दिशार्थे (towards)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual) / Śailarāja-pura (narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, fully ornamented, advances in a luminous procession; devas form a radiant retinue as the Himalayan ‘mountain-king’s city’ rises ahead—peaks, clouds, and banners framing the march.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Devas
• Śailarāja (Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine movement itself sanctifies space—Śiva’s presence turns Himalayan geography into living tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan realm of Śailarāja (Himālaya), within the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse frames a sacred yātrā/procession motif central to tīrtha-māhātmya.