Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 191

Devanagari script

गोरोचनमयं शेषो नाम पशुपतिः स्मृतम् । वासुकिर्विषलिंगं च नाम वै शंकरेति च

Transliteration

gorocanamayaṃ śeṣo nāma paśupatiḥ smṛtam | vāsukirviṣaliṃgaṃ ca nāma vai śaṃkareti ca

Translation

ਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਗੋਰੋਚਨਾ (ਚਮਕੀਲਾ ਪੀਲਾ ਰੰਗ) ਮਯ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ‘ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤਿ’ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਵਾਸੁਕੀ ਵਿਸ਼-ਸਵਭਾਵ ਵਾਲਾ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਲਿੰਗ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹੀ ‘ਸ਼ੰਕਰ’ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• गोरोचनमयम्: made of gorocanā (yellow pigment)
• गोरोचनमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोरोचन-मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गस्य/नाम्नः)

• शेषः: Śeṣa
• शेषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देश

• पशुपतिः: Paśupati
• पशुपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/called
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘is remembered/called’

• वासुकिः: Vāsuki
• वासुकिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विषलिङ्गम्: the ‘poison-liṅga’
• विषलिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष-लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देश

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed/verily)

• शङ्करे: ‘Śaṅkara’
• शङ्करे: Karma (Name/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-शब्देन नामरूपेण

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śeṣa with many hoods presents a golden-yellow gorocanā offering before a liṅga titled ‘Paśupati’; Vāsuki, dark and gleaming, coils near a liṅga with a subtle blue-black aura titled ‘Śaṅkara’, hinting at poison’s power subdued.

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa
• Paśupati (Śiva)
• Vāsuki
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All powerful beings and sacred substances ultimately point to Śiva’s lordship (Paśupati/Śaṅkara) and become sanctified when connected to his worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as doctrinal praise within the Śatarudrīya-māhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse supports the broader practice of Śiva-stuti and Śatarudrīya recitation.