Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ऋषयः स्तोतुकामास्ते महेश्वरमकल्मषम् । अस्तुवन्गीर्भिरग्र्याभिः श्रुतिगीताभिरादृताः

Transliteration

ṛṣayaḥ stotukāmāste maheśvaramakalmaṣam | astuvangīrbhiragryābhiḥ śrutigītābhirādṛtāḥ

Translation

ထိုရိရှီတို့သည် ချီးမွမ်းလိုစိတ်ဖြင့် အပြစ်ကင်းသော မဟေရှ్వరကို အမြတ်ဆုံးသော ဝါစကားများဖြင့် ချီးမွမ်းကြ၏—ဝေဒသြတိက သီဆိုသကဲ့သို့ ဂုဏ်ပြုလေးစားအပ်၏။

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• स्तोतुकामाः: desiring to praise
• स्तोतुकामाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तोतु (स्तु धातोः तुमुन्-अन्त) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (स्तोतुं कामाः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; ऋषयः इति विशेषणम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• महेश्वरम्: Mahēśvara
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• अकल्मषम्: stainless, sinless
• अकल्मषम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; महेश्वरम् इति विशेषणम्

• अस्तुवन्: praised
• अस्तुवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गीर्भिः: with words/hymns
• गीर्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• अग्र्याभिः: excellent
• अग्र्याभिः: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; गीर्भिः इति विशेषणम्

• श्रुतिगीताभिः: sung in the Vedas
• श्रुतिगीताभिः: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति-गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (श्रुत्या गीताः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; गीर्भिः इति विशेषणम्

• आदृताः: reverent/respectful
• आदृताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दृ (धातु) + त (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; ऋषयः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrative voice (following Lomaśa’s account in Adhyāya 7)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience; within scene, sages address Maheśvara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A semicircle of sages in meditation posture chant refined hymns; their words appear as subtle golden script-like waves merging into the aura around the liṅga; the atmosphere is pure and still.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (Sages)
• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Śruti (Veda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure praise (stotra) offered with reverence aligns devotion with Vedic sanctity and purifies the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the narrative setting; the verse highlights the sanctity of praising Maheśvara central to the Kedāra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra—reverent hymn-recitation in a Veda-honoring spirit—is implied.