Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

यथा पुरासीर्भगवान्महेशस्त्रैलोक्यनाथोऽसि चराचरात्मा । कुरुष्य शीघ्रं सहजीवकोशं चराचरं तत्सकलं प्रदग्धम्

Transliteration

yathā purāsīrbhagavānmaheśastrailokyanātho'si carācarātmā | kuruṣya śīghraṃ sahajīvakośaṃ carācaraṃ tatsakalaṃ pradagdham

Translation

ดังที่ครั้งโบราณ พระองค์คือพระมหेश ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งไตรโลก และเป็นอาตมันของสรรพสิ่งทั้งเคลื่อนไหวและตั้งอยู่; ฉันใด บัดนี้ขอทรงกระทำโดยเร็ว: โปรดฟื้นคืนสรรพสร้างทั้งปวงที่ถูกเผาผลาญนี้ พร้อมทั้งเปลือกหุ้มแห่งชีวิตของหมู่สัตว์ทั้งหลาย.

Word by Word

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थे अव्यय (as/just as)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb/कालवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (formerly)

• āsīḥ: you were
• āsīḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• maheśaḥ: Maheśa (Śiva)
• maheśaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• trailokyanāthaḥ: lord of the three worlds
• trailokyanāthaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (trailokyasya nāthaḥ)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• carācarātmā: the Self of the moving and unmoving
• carācarātmā: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (carācarasya ātmā)

• kuruṣya: do/make
• kuruṣya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणार्थे अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• sahajīvakośam: the sheath containing living beings
• sahajīvakośam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + jīva (प्रातिपदिक) + kośa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्यय-पूर्वपद तत्पुरुष (saha-jīva-kośa = ‘envelope with living beings’)

• carācaram: the moving and unmoving (world)
• carācaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sakalam: entire
• sakalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pradagdham: burnt up
• pradagdham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√dah (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (burnt)

Speaker

Gaṇeśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśa (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇeśa, resolute yet compassionate, urges Maheśa to act swiftly; behind them, a charred cosmos—darkened trees, fallen beings, dimmed celestial lights—awaits revival as Śiva’s grace begins to radiate.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Trailokya
• Jīva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of destruction, devotees appeal to Śiva as the indwelling Self of all beings, trusting His power to renew life and order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames Kedāra as a Śaiva refuge where the Lord’s saving power is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it models supplication (prārthanā) to Śiva for protection and restoration.