Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

महोत्सवेन देवेशो गिरिस्थानं विवेश सः । प्रभासत्स्वर्णकलशं तोरणानां शतैर्युतम्

Transliteration

mahotsavena deveśo giristhānaṃ viveśa saḥ | prabhāsatsvarṇakalaśaṃ toraṇānāṃ śatairyutam

Translation

ท่ามกลางมหาอุทสวะอันยิ่งใหญ่ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทวะเสด็จเข้าสู่สถานที่บนภูเขา (ธามแห่งหิมาลัย) อันประดับด้วยโตรณะนับร้อย และมีกลศทองสุกปลั่งสถิตเด่นบนยอดซุ้มประตูนั้น

Word by Word

• महोत्सवेन: by/with the great festival
• महोत्सवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महान् + उत्सवः (कर्मधारय)

• देवेशः: the Lord of gods
• देवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—देवानाम् ईशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• गिरिस्थानम्: the mountain abode/place
• गिरिस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गिरेः स्थानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभासत्: shining
• प्रभासत्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभासत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भास्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्वर्णकलशम्: a golden pot/finial
• स्वर्णकलशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण + कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—स्वर्णस्य कलशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तोरणानाम्: of gateways/arches
• तोरणानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शतैः: with hundreds
• शतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• युतम्: endowed/connected
• युतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand festival procession as Deva-īśa enters Himavat’s mountain-residence; hundreds of toraṇas line the approach, each crowned with radiant golden kalaśas, banners fluttering against a Himalayan backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Deveśa)
• Himālaya (mountain residence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces become visibly radiant when dedicated to divine rites, reflecting inner devotion through outer sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Himālaya’s sacred abode is celebrated as the setting for the divine wedding festival.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse emphasizes auspicious festival arrangements—toraṇas and golden kalaśas—as signs of sanctified celebration.