Shloka 23

Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti

Devanagari script

गत्वा तत्र प्रीतियुक्तः केदारेशं प्रपूज्य च । तत्रत्यमुदकं पीत्वा पुन र्जन्म न विन्दति

Transliteration

gatvā tatra prītiyuktaḥ kedāreśaṃ prapūjya ca | tatratyamudakaṃ pītvā puna rjanma na vindati

Translation

Wer dorthin geht, das Herz von Hingabe erfüllt, und Kedāreśa verehrt, der erlangt, wenn er das heilige Wasser jenes Ortes trinkt, keine Wiedergeburt mehr.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √गम्; ‘having gone’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• प्रीतियुक्तः: endowed with devotion
• प्रीतियुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः ‘प्रीत्या युक्तः’ = endowed with devotion/pleasure

• केदारेशम्: Lord Kedāreśa
• केदारेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदारेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘केदारस्य ईशः’

• प्रपूज्य: having worshipped
• प्रपूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) with उपसर्ग ‘प्र-’; from √पूज्; ‘having worshipped’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तत्रत्यम्: that which is there
• तत्रत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्रत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘there (local)’

• उदकम्: water
• उदकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √पा (to drink); ‘having drunk’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb: again)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• विन्दति: finds/attains
• विन्दति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: The verse links three acts—arrival with prīti (loving devotion), worship of Kedāreśa, and drinking the local sacred water—into a mokṣa-guaranteeing sequence, typical of jyotirliṅga-kṣetra mahātmyas.

Significance: Promises apunarbhava (no rebirth) through kṣetra-sevā: darśana/arcana plus tīrtha-jala-sevana, presenting Kedāra as a liberation-field.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse teaches that devotion-filled worship of Kedāreśvara and reverent reception of the tīrtha (sacred water) is a grace-bearing act that culminates in liberation—freedom from punarjanma (rebirth)—through Lord Shiva as Pati, the bestower of moksha.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Kedāreśa is approached as Saguna Shiva—Lord Shiva graciously present for devotees at the Jyotirliṅga. Worship (pūjā) directed to this manifest form becomes a gateway to Shiva’s liberating power, aligning devotion (bhakti) with the highest aim of moksha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Kedāreśvara pūjā with prīti (loving devotion) and partake of the local tīrtha-water as prasāda; accompany the pilgrimage with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the act as both ritual and meditation.