Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ग्रीवा महश्चवदनं जनलोकः प्रकीर्त्यते । ललाटं च तपोलोकः शीर्ष सत्यमुदाहृतम्

Transliteration

grīvā mahaścavadanaṃ janalokaḥ prakīrtyate | lalāṭaṃ ca tapolokaḥ śīrṣa satyamudāhṛtam

Translation

သူ၏ လည်ပင်းသည် မဟရ္လောက (Maharloka) ဖြစ်၍၊ သူ၏ မျက်နှာကို ဇနလောက (Janaloka) ဟု ကြေညာကြသည်။ သူ၏ နဖူးသည် တပေါလောက (Tapoloka) ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ သူ၏ ခေါင်းကို စတျယလောက (Satyaloka) ဟု ဆိုကြသည်။

Word by Word

• grīvā: neck
• grīvā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grīvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• mahaḥ: Maharloka / great (world)
• mahaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• vadanam: face/mouth
• vadanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• janalokaḥ: Janaloka
• janalokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः—जन + लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• prakīrtyate: is proclaimed/declared
• prakīrtyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र

• lalāṭam: forehead
• lalāṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tapolokaḥ: Tapoloka
• tapolokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapoloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः—तपस् + लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• śīrṣa: head
• śīrṣa: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīrṣan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (प्रयोगः—शीर্ষ)

• satyam: Satyaloka / truth (world)
• satyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• udāhṛtam: is stated/said
• udāhṛtam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āhṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—उद् + आ; (अर्थे—‘उदाहृतम्’ = ‘कथितम्’)

Speaker

Devas (collective stuti)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on Virāṭ’s head and upper torso: neck labeled Maharloka, face Janaloka, forehead Tapoloka, crown/head Satyaloka; aura intensifies upward.

Characters & Entities

• Maharloka
• Janaloka
• Tapoloka
• Satyaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest worlds are not separate from divinity; they are expressions of the supreme cosmic person, inspiring aspiration toward purity and truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse concerns higher lokas (planes of existence), not a named pilgrimage place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.