Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

अल्पेन वा महत्त्वेन पूजितो वा सदाशिवः । कुलकोटिं समुद्धृत्य शिवेन सह मोदते

Transliteration

alpena vā mahattvena pūjito vā sadāśivaḥ | kulakoṭiṃ samuddhṛtya śivena saha modate

Translation

سواء عُبِدَ سَدَاشِيفا بقليلٍ أو بكثيرٍ من القُرْبان، فإنه—بعد أن يرفع ويُنقذ كرورًا من السلالة—يفرح مع شِيفا.

Word by Word

• alpena: with little (effort/means)
• alpena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्; साधन/प्रकारवाचक

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• mahattvena: with greatness/abundance
• mahattvena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्

• pūjitaḥ: worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (पूज्)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययः क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• sadāśivaḥ: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• kula-koṭim: a crore of lineages/families
• kula-koṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kulasya koṭim)

• samuddhṛtya: having uplifted/rescued
• samuddhṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dhṛ (धृ) + sam- + ud- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• śivena: with Śiva
• śivena: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition/adverb)

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (मुद्)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the Ṛṣis (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poor pilgrim offers a single bilva leaf and water at Kedāra; behind, a luminous vision shows ancestors rising, while Sadāśiva’s presence radiates calm joy.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincerity in Śiva worship matters more than quantity; even modest worship yields vast spiritual benefit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the teaching, but the verse speaks broadly about Sadāśiva worship rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-pūjā is recommended, emphasizing that both simple and elaborate worship are efficacious.