Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

एवं प्राप्तं शिवात्सर्वं रावणेन सुरेश्वराः । तस्मात्सर्वैर्भवद्भिश्च तपसा परमेण हि

Transliteration

evaṃ prāptaṃ śivātsarvaṃ rāvaṇena sureśvarāḥ | tasmātsarvairbhavadbhiśca tapasā parameṇa hi

Translation

“یوں اے دیوتاؤں کے سردارو! راون نے شیو سے سب کچھ پایا۔ پس تم سب پر بھی لازم ہے کہ بے شک اعلیٰ ترین تپسیا اختیار کرو۔”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: None (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: 'thus')

• प्राप्तम्: obtained
• प्राप्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'obtained/received', नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये 'सर्वम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शिवात्: from Śiva
• शिवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'प्राप्तम्' इत्यनेन सह

• रावणेन: by Rāvaṇa
• रावणेन: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सुरेश्वराः: O lords of the gods
• सुरेश्वराः: Sambodhana (Addressed/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् ईश्वराः)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karta (Agent/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भवद्भिः: by you (honored ones)
• भवद्भिः: Karta (Agent/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific 'you')

• च: and
• च: None (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेण: supreme
• परमेण: Karana (Qualifier of means/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'तपसा' इति विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: None (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); addressing ‘sureśvarāḥ’ within quoted/narrated speech

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed to ‘surēśvarāḥ’ (lords of gods) within the narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of devas, chastened by Rāvaṇa’s Śiva-granted power, resolve to undertake supreme austerity; the mood is martial yet inward—heroism redirected into penance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rāvaṇa
• Sura/Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative uses Rāvaṇa’s example to emphasize that intense tapas, directed to Śiva, yields powerful results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra indirectly, as the arena where tapas and Śiva’s boon-bearing presence are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paramatapas (supreme austerity) is urged as the means; details of the austerity are not specified in this verse.