Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 194

Devanagari script

स्तवमानं तदा चेंद्रमब्रवीत्कार्यगौरवात् । विज्ञायाखिलदृग्द्रष्टा महेशो लिंगरूपवान्

Transliteration

stavamānaṃ tadā ceṃdramabravītkāryagauravāt | vijñāyākhiladṛgdraṣṭā maheśo liṃgarūpavān

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อพระอินทร์กำลังสรรเสริญอยู่ พระมหेशะ—ผู้เห็นทั่วและรู้เจตนาทั้งปวง—ทรงคำนึงถึงความหนักหนาแห่งภารกิจ แล้วตรัสกับเขา โดยปรากฏพระองค์ในรูปแห่งลึงคะ (Liṅga)

Word by Word

• स्तवमानम्: praising (him)
• स्तवमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + शानच्; स्तवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle, Ātmanepada sense); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘इन्द्रम्’ विशेषयति

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• कार्यगौरवात्: due to the importance of the task
• कार्यगौरवात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक); कार्यगौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ—‘कार्यस्य गौरवात्’ (because of the gravity of the task)

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• अखिलदृग्द्रष्टा: the all-seeing seer
• अखिलदृग्द्रष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + दृक् + द्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक); अखिलदृग्द्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अखिलानां दृशां द्रष्टा’ (seer of all sights/knower of all)

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• लिङ्गरूपवान्: having the form of a liṅga
• लिङ्गरूपवान्: Predicate/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग + रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक); लिङ्गरूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘लिङ्गरूपं यस्य सः’ इत्यर्थे (having the form of a liṅga)

Speaker

Maheśa (Śiva, Liṅga-rūpa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāranātha Liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra mid-hymn, hands folded; before him a radiant liṅga manifests, with Maheśa’s presence felt—cosmic eyes implied through aura and all-seeing gaze motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva, the all-seeing, responds to sincere praise and guides devotees according to the true needs of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa setting) is the implied sacred geography; the verse also highlights Liṅga-form presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (praise) and the implication of Liṅga-upāsanā (worship of Śiva in Liṅga form) are present, without procedural details.