Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

जय भीमरूप खट्वाङ्गहस्त शशिशेखर जय जगतां प्रशस्त । जय सुखरेश सुरलोकसार जय सर्वसकलनिर्दग्धसार

Transliteration

jaya bhīmarūpa khaṭvāṅgahasta śaśiśekhara jaya jagatāṃ praśasta | jaya sukhareśa suralokasāra jaya sarvasakalanirdagdhasāra

Translation

ชัยแด่พระองค์ผู้มีรูปอันน่าเกรงขาม ทรงถือคัฏวางคะไว้ในพระหัตถ์; โอ้ผู้ทรงจันทร์เป็นมงกุฎ ผู้เป็นที่สรรเสริญของโลกทั้งหลาย ชัยแด่พระองค์. ชัยแด่พระองค์ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งสุข เป็นแก่นแห่งแดนเทพ; ชัยแด่พระองค์ ผู้มีเดชานุภาพเผาผลาญสิ่งเศร้าหมองและไร้สาระทั้งปวงให้มอดไหม้.

Word by Word

• जय: hail!
• जय: Prayojana/भाव
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थे

• भीमरूप: O one of fearsome form
• भीमरूप: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भीमं रूपं यस्य)

• खट्वाङ्गहस्त: O one holding a club (khaṭvāṅga) in hand
• खट्वाङ्गहस्त: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खट्वाङ्ग-हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (खट्वाङ्गः हस्ते यस्य)

• शशिशेखर: O moon-crested one
• शशिशेखर: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि-शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शशिः शेखरः यस्य)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Prayojana/भाव
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थे

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रशस्त: O praised/excellent one
• प्रशस्त: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त (प्रातिपदिक; प्रशस्त = √शंस् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण (praised/excellent)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Prayojana/भाव
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थे

• सुखरेश: O lord of bliss/pleasure
• सुखरेश: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुखर-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुखरस्य/सुखस्य ईशः)

• सुरलोकसार: O essence of the world of gods
• सुरलोकसार: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-लोक-सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुरलोकस्य सारः)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Prayojana/भाव
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थे

• सर्वसकलनिर्दग्धसार: O essence/one who has burned up all that is entire (all impurities)
• सर्वसकलनिर्दग्धसार: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-सकल-निर्दग्ध-सार (प्रातिपदिक; निर्दग्ध = √दह् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं सकलं निर्दग्धं यस्य; सारः/श्रेष्ठः)

Speaker

Bāṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva appears formidable, holding a khaṭvāṅga, yet crowned with the crescent moon; worlds praise him as the blissful essence whose radiance incinerates impurity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine can appear awe-inspiring, yet that fierceness is purificatory—burning away inner impurity and false essence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; the verse is a pan-Śaiva hymn rather than a site-specific māhātmya statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it supports stotra-pāṭha (hymn recitation) as devotion.