Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कैलासनिलयावासी शिवस्तत्रैव संस्थितः

Transliteration

kailāsanilayāvāsī śivastatraiva saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

Si Śiva, na nananahan sa tahanan ng Kailāsa, ay nakalagay at nananatili rin doon mismo.

Word by Word

• कैलासनिलयावासी: dweller in the abode of Kailāsa
• कैलासनिलयावासी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलासनिलयावासिन् (प्रातिपदिक) = कैलास + निलय + वासिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (कैलासस्य निलये वासी)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• संस्थितः: is stationed/abides
• संस्थितः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थितः’

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (Śiva-sannidhāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, bearing matted locks and crescent moon, appears within Ayodhyā—either as a liṅga shrine or as a seated yogin—signifying Kailāsa’s lord present in Rāma’s city.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supreme tīrtha draws all divine powers; sectarian boundaries dissolve in the shared sanctity of place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Svargadvāra/Ayodhyā sacred area, presented as hosting even Kailāsa-dwelling Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse serves as a declarative praise of divine presence.