Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

देवदेव महादेव त्रिपुरांतक शंकर । शोभसेऽनेन रूपेण जगदानंददायिना

Transliteration

devadeva mahādeva tripurāṃtaka śaṃkara | śobhase'nena rūpeṇa jagadānaṃdadāyinā

Translation

Ôi Thần của các thần, ôi Mahādeva, ôi Tripurāntaka, ôi Śaṅkara—Ngài rạng ngời trong hình tướng này, hình tướng ban hỷ lạc cho muôn cõi.

Word by Word

• देवदेव: O God of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः देव + देव (श्रेष्ठत्वे कर्मधारयः: ‘god of gods’)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः महा + देव

• त्रिपुरान्तक: O destroyer of Tripura
• त्रिपुरान्तक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः त्रिपुर (त्रीणि पुराणि) + अन्तक (षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘ender of Tripura’)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शोभसे: you shine / appear splendid
• शोभसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूपेण: by/with (this) form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• जगदानन्ददायिना: which gives joy to the world
• जगदानन्ददायिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् + आनन्द + दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-विशेषणे तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; समासः जगत्-आनन्द (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) + दायिन् (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘giver of joy to the world’); रूपेण इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Keśava (Viṣṇu), praising Śiva (Sthāṇu/Mahādeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu praises Śiva with a cascade of epithets; Śiva appears resplendent in a bliss-bestowing form, luminous and benevolent, as if the worlds themselves are soothed by his radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Tripurāntaka
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine is the giver of universal bliss; praising Śiva as Śaṅkara affirms that ultimate power is also ultimate benevolence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a direct hymn (stuti) to Śiva’s cosmic, bliss-giving form.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it models stotra-pāṭha (hymnic praise) as devotion.