Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

एतन्महेशस्य वचो निशम्य सुरासुराः किंनरचारणाश्च । पूजाविधानं परमार्थतोऽपि पप्रच्छुरेनं च तदा गिरीशम्

Transliteration

etanmaheśasya vaco niśamya surāsurāḥ kiṃnaracāraṇāśca | pūjāvidhānaṃ paramārthato'pi papracchurenaṃ ca tadā girīśam

Translation

Ao ouvirem estas palavras de Maheśa, os devas e os asuras, juntamente com os kiṃnaras e os cāraṇas, então interrogaram Girīśa em detalhe sobre o verdadeiro procedimento de adoração.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; 'this' (object of 'niśamya' as heard)

• महेशस्य: of Maheśa
• महेशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive: of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object; apposition to 'etat')
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + शम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययीभाव/कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having heard'

• सुरासुराः: gods and demons
• सुरासुराः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (सुराश्च असुराश्च)

• किंनरचारणाः: Kiṃnaras and Cāraṇas
• किंनरचारणाः: Karta (Subject; in coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (किंनराश्च चारणाश्च)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पूजाविधानम्: the method of worship
• पूजाविधानम्: Karma (Object of 'papracchuḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पूजायाः विधानम्)

• परमार्थतः: truly/in essence
• परमार्थतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परमार्थतः (अव्यय; तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): 'in truth/from the highest meaning'

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• पप्रच्छुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object: whom they asked)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-आदेश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (him/this person)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• गिरीशम्: Giriśa (Lord of the mountain)
• गिरीशम्: Karma (Apposition to 'enam')
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरीणाम् ईशः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual—within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, often Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (context for forthcoming pūjā-vidhāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial congregation—devas, asuras, kiṃnaras, cāraṇas—standing with folded hands before Girīśa, asking for the true worship procedure; atmosphere of solemn curiosity.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Girīśa (Śiva)
• Suras
• Asuras
• Kiṃnaras
• Cāraṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings seek correct worship guidance; true devotion includes learning proper pūjā-vidhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred geography, but this verse emphasizes instruction in worship rather than a single named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An inquiry into pūjā-vidhāna—requesting the detailed and essential method of worship from Śiva.