Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

शोणाद्रीशोऽरुणाद्रीशो देवाधीशो जनप्रियः । प्रपन्नरक्षको धीरः शिवसेवकवर्धकः

Transliteration

śoṇādrīśo'ruṇādrīśo devādhīśo janapriyaḥ | prapannarakṣako dhīraḥ śivasevakavardhakaḥ

Translation

พระองค์ทรงเป็นเจ้าแห่งโศณาทรี เป็นเจ้าแห่งอรุณาทรี; เป็นจอมแห่งเทวะ เป็นที่รักของชน—ทรงคุ้มครองผู้มอบตน ทรงมั่นคง และทรงเพิ่มพูนผู้ภักดีต่อพระศิวะ

Word by Word

• शोणाद्रीशः: Lord of Śoṇādri
• शोणाद्रीशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोण-अद्रि-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शोणाद्रेः ईशः)

• अरुणाद्रीशः: Lord of Arunādri
• अरुणाद्रीशः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण-अद्रि-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अरुणाद्रेः ईशः)

• देवाधीशः: Lord of the gods
• देवाधीशः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-अधीश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् अधीशः)

• जनप्रियः: beloved of people
• जनप्रियः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जनस्य प्रियः)

• प्रपन्नरक्षकः: protector of the surrendered
• प्रपन्नरक्षकः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपन्न-रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रपन्नानां रक्षकः)

• धीरः: steadfast, wise
• धीरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवसेवकवर्धकः: increaser of Śiva’s devotees
• शिवसेवकवर्धकः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-सेवक-वर्धक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य सेवकानां वर्धकः)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala / Śoṇādri

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gautama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A litany panel: Arunācala as a personified mountain-lord with Śiva’s aura; devotees at his feet; devas above acknowledging ‘devādhīśa’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śoṇādri
• Aruṇādri
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Surrender to Śiva brings protection; devotion is nurtured by the Lord’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇādri/Śoṇādri (Aruṇācala), named directly through the Lord’s titles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse functions as nāma-stuti (praise through names).