Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

पिंडीयुक्तं च शास्त्रेण विधिना च यजेच्छिवम् । वरदो हि जगन्नाथः पूजकस्य न चान्यथा

Transliteration

piṃḍīyuktaṃ ca śāstreṇa vidhinā ca yajecchivam | varado hi jagannāthaḥ pūjakasya na cānyathā

Translation

ينبغي أن يُعبد شيفا وفق الشاسترا، وبالطقس المقرَّر، ومع البِنْدي (القاعدة المقدسة للِّينغا). فإن ربَّ العالمين واهبُ النِّعَم للعابد، ولا يكون الأمر على غير ذلك.

Word by Word

• पिण्डीयुक्तम्: joined with the piṇḍī (pedestal)
• पिण्डीयुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिण्डी + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पिण्ड्या युक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• शास्त्रेण: according to scripture
• शास्त्रेण: Karana (Means/Authority/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधिना: by the prescribed rite
• विधिना: Karana (Means/Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरदः: boon-giving
• वरदः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• पूजकस्य: of the worshipper
• पूजकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजक (प्रातिपदिक; पूज्-ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lomaśa (Sūta-like narrator) to the Ṛṣis

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga with piṇḍī (bāṇa-liṅga context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nandī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee worships Śiva’s liṅga with its piṇḍī according to śāstra; Śiva as Jagannātha is envisioned as granting boons in response to proper worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Jagannātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is assured when worship follows śāstra—devotion is strengthened by right method (vidhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra is the implied setting within the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s praise of Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Śiva-liṅga together with its piṇḍī (base/pedestal) and follow the scriptural procedure (śāstra-vidhi).