Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

नमो रुद्राय महते नीलकंठाय वेधसे । विश्वाय विश्वबीजाय जगदानंदहेतवे

Transliteration

namo rudrāya mahate nīlakaṃṭhāya vedhase | viśvāya viśvabījāya jagadānaṃdahetave

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระรุทระผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ แด่พระนีลกัณฐะ แด่เวธัสผู้ทรงบัญญัติ. ขอนอบน้อมแด่ผู้เป็นสรรพสิ่ง แด่เมล็ดพันธุ์แห่งจักรวาล แด่เหตุแห่งความปีติของโลกทั้งปวง.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• महते: to the great one
• महते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; रुद्रस्य विशेषणम्

• नीलकण्ठाय: to the blue-throated one
• नीलकण्ठाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नीलः कण्ठः यस्य)

• वेधसे: to the ordainer/creator
• वेधसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विश्वाय: to the all-pervading one
• विश्वाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विश्वबीजाय: to the seed of the universe
• विश्वबीजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य बीजम्)

• जगदानन्दहेतवे: to the cause of the world's bliss
• जगदानन्दहेतवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + आनन्द + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः आनन्दस्य हेतुः)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rudra/Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā praises Rudra as Nīlakaṇṭha: Śiva’s throat bears a deep blue hue, his presence vast like the cosmos, radiating serene bliss while standing as the seed of creation.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra/Śiva
• Nīlakaṇṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is both immanent (the All) and transcendent (the Seed/cause), and devotion recognizes his many cosmic functions.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śiva-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated namas (salutations) as a form of japa-like praise is implied.