Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

काश्मीररत्नोपलसिद्धरत्नवैदूर्यचित्रं सुधया परिष्कृतम् । दिव्यासनं तस्य च कल्पितं भुवा तत्रास्थितो योगपतिर्महेशः

Transliteration

kāśmīraratnopalasiddharatnavaidūryacitraṃ sudhayā pariṣkṛtam | divyāsanaṃ tasya ca kalpitaṃ bhuvā tatrāsthito yogapatirmaheśaḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นได้จัดทำอาสนะทิพย์บนพื้นดินถวายแด่พระองค์—ประดับลวดลายด้วยรัตนะแคว้นกัศมีร์ แผ่นอัญมณี รัตนะอันสำเร็จ และไวฑูรยะ ทั้งขัดเงาด้วยปูนขาว; บนอาสนะนั้น มเหศ ผู้เป็นจอมแห่งโยคะประทับนั่ง

Word by Word

• काश्मीररत्नोपलसिद्धरत्नवैदूर्यचित्रम्: variegated with Kashmir gems, jewel-stones, siddha-gems and cat’s-eye
• काश्मीररत्नोपलसिद्धरत्नवैदूर्यचित्रम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काश्मीर-रत्न + उपल + सिद्ध-रत्न + वैदूर्य + चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समाससमूहः (काश्मीररत्नोपलैः सिद्धरत्नैः वैदूर्यैः च चित्रम्) विशेषण (आसनम्)

• सुधया: with nectar/ambrosia
• सुधया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिष्कृतम्: adorned/refined
• परिष्कृतम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (आसनम्)

• दिव्यासनम्: a divine seat
• दिव्यासनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (दिव्यम् आसनम्)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• कल्पितम्: arranged/prepared
• कल्पितम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (आसनम्)

• भुवा: by the earth/on the ground
• भुवा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भूम्या’ इत्यर्थे

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आस्थितः: sat/was seated
• आस्थितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘sat/remaining’

• योगपतिः: lord of yoga
• योगपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगस्य पतिः)

• महेशः: Maheśa
• महेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ईशः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhavaṭa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jeweled, multicolored divine seat laid upon the earth near Siddhavaṭa—Kashmir gemstones, vaidūrya, polished surface—Śiva as Yogapati seated with majestic stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa
• Śiva
• Yogapati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of place supports yoga: a consecrated seat and environment symbolize steadiness (āsana) and readiness for higher contemplation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting continues at/near Siddhavaṭa within the Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred geography, presenting it as a fit locus for yogic establishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the verse implicitly highlights the yogic discipline of establishing a proper āsana in a sanctified spot.