Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

भक्त्या तथापि शङ्कर शशिधर करजालधवलिताशेष । स्तुतिमुखरस्य महेश्वर प्रसीद तव चरणनिरतस्य

Transliteration

bhaktyā tathāpi śaṅkara śaśidhara karajāladhavalitāśeṣa | stutimukharasya maheśvara prasīda tava caraṇaniratasya

Translation

ถึงกระนั้นด้วยภักติ โอ้ศังกร! โอ้ผู้ทรงจันทร์ ผู้มีรัศมีขาวผ่องปกคลุมสิ้นทั้งปวง โอ้มหेशวร โปรดเมตตาข้าพเจ้า ผู้เปล่งเสียงสรรเสริญและแนบแน่นอยู่ที่พระบาทของพระองค์

Word by Word

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Modifier (Concession/व्यतिरेक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (concessive: nevertheless)

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शशिधर: O moon-bearer
• शशिधर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शशिं धरति)

• करजालधवलिताशेष: O one whose all (things) are whitened by the network of rays (hands)
• करजालधवलिताशेष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + जाल (प्रातिपदिक) + धवलित (कृदन्त-क्त) + अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (करजालेन धवलितम् अशेषं यस्य)

• स्तुतिमुखरस्य: of (me) who is loud with praise
• स्तुतिमुखरस्य: Sambandha (Of the supplicant/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्तुत्या मुखरः)

• महेश्वर: O Great Lord
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Request/आज्ञा-प्रार्थना)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चरणनिरतस्य: of (me) devoted to (your) feet
• चरणनिरतस्य: Sambandha (Of the supplicant/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक) + निरत (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चरणेषु निरतः)

Speaker

Bhṛgu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhṛgu, fervent yet composed, praises Śaṅkara: moon-crested, whose moonlight-like rays whiten all; he begs Maheśvara to be pleased, declaring himself devoted to Śiva’s feet, his mouth resonant with hymn.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Śiva (Śaṅkara, Maheśvara, Śaśidhara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (prasāda) is sought through bhakti—steadfast devotion and heartfelt praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is devotional praise within the Revā Khaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymn recitation) and caraṇa-sevā/bhakti (devotion to the Lord’s feet) are implied.