Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

नमो रुद्राय महते नीलकंठाय वेधसे । विश्वाय विश्वबीजाय जगदानंदहेतवे

Transliteration

namo rudrāya mahate nīlakaṃṭhāya vedhase | viśvāya viśvabījāya jagadānaṃdahetave

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada Rudra yang agung, kepada Nīlakaṇṭha, kepada Sang Penetap takdir. Sembah sujud kepada Yang Maha Menyeluruh, kepada Benih alam semesta, kepada sebab sejati kebahagiaan dunia.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• महते: to the great one
• महते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; रुद्रस्य विशेषणम्

• नीलकण्ठाय: to the blue-throated one
• नीलकण्ठाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नीलः कण्ठः यस्य)

• वेधसे: to the ordainer/creator
• वेधसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विश्वाय: to the all-pervading one
• विश्वाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विश्वबीजाय: to the seed of the universe
• विश्वबीजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य बीजम्)

• जगदानन्दहेतवे: to the cause of the world's bliss
• जगदानन्दहेतवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + आनन्द + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः आनन्दस्य हेतुः)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rudra/Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā praises Rudra as Nīlakaṇṭha: Śiva’s throat bears a deep blue hue, his presence vast like the cosmos, radiating serene bliss while standing as the seed of creation.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra/Śiva
• Nīlakaṇṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is both immanent (the All) and transcendent (the Seed/cause), and devotion recognizes his many cosmic functions.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śiva-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated namas (salutations) as a form of japa-like praise is implied.