Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स्तुतिभिश्च सुपुष्टाभिस्तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

stutibhiśca supuṣṭābhistuṣṭāva parameśvaram

Translation

ଏବଂ ସୁଗଠିତ, ପ୍ରବଳ ସ୍ତୁତିମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କଲେ।

Word by Word

• स्तुतिभिः: with hymns; praises
• स्तुतिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• सुपुष्टाभिः: well-nourished; strong; excellent
• सुपुष्टाभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + पुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (स्तुतिभिः)

• तुष्टाव: praised; extolled
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parameśvara-sannidhi (within Maheśvara-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and brāhmaṇas stand before Parameśvara, hands folded, mouths mid-chant; the deity’s presence radiates calm power, indicating satisfaction with the hymns.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere, well-composed praise (stuti) is presented as a direct mode of approaching the Supreme Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Revā Khaṇḍa locale where Parameśvara is being approached and praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymnic praise) itself functions as the devotional practice indicated.