Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

वह्निस्तेजोमयं दिव्यमजिनं प्रददौ स्थितः । एवं विभूषितः सर्वैर्भृत्यैरीशो बभौ भृशम्

Transliteration

vahnistejomayaṃ divyamajinaṃ pradadau sthitaḥ | evaṃ vibhūṣitaḥ sarvairbhṛtyairīśo babhau bhṛśam

Translation

火神阿耆尼立于一旁，奉上由纯粹光辉凝成的神圣光耀之皮。如此被一切侍从庄严装饰，主宰愈发灿然辉映。

Word by Word

• vahniḥ: Fire-god (Agni)
• vahniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• tejo-mayam: made of radiance
• tejo-mayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (तेजसा मयम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ajinam: animal skin (deerskin)
• ajinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• pradadau: gave
• pradadau: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (दा)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sthitaḥ: standing/present
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थे—स्थितः (standing/being present)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• vibhūṣitaḥ: adorned
• vibhūṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√bhūṣ (भूष्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अलंकृतः’

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• bhṛtyaiḥ: by attendants/servants
• bhṛtyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• īśaḥ: the Lord (Śiva)
• īśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• babhau: shone/appeared
• babhau: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhā (भा)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रतावाचक (adverb of degree)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agni, personified, stands near Śiva and offers a radiant, divine hide/skin shimmering with pure tejas; Śiva, adorned by attendants, shines intensely.

Characters & Entities

• Vahni/Agni
• Īśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the cosmos serves the Supreme, His glory becomes manifest—divine radiance is both the offering and the result of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a praise-scene centered on Śiva’s resplendence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a symbolic offering (upacāra) by Agni.