Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

अस्य खण्डस्य स स्वामी सर्वेशोपि विशेषतः । सर्वकामप्रदश्शंभुः केदाराख्यो न संशय

Transliteration

asya khaṇḍasya sa svāmī sarveśopi viśeṣataḥ | sarvakāmapradaśśaṃbhuḥ kedārākhyo na saṃśaya

Translation

Er ist der Herr dieses heiligen Landstrichs—ja, in besonderer Weise der höchste Herr über alle. Jener Śambhu, der jedes würdige Verlangen gewährt, heißt Kedāra; daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• खण्डस्य: of the region/section
• खण्डस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वामी: lord/master
• स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वेशः: Lord of all
• सर्वेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वेश (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषाम् ईशः (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषवाचक (adverb: especially)

• सर्वकामप्रदः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामप्रद (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + काम + प्रद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति इति (upapada-tatpuruṣa)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• केदाराख्यः: called Kedāra
• केदाराख्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केदाराख्य (प्रातिपदिक: केदार + आख्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—केदार इति आख्यः (karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa sense: named Kedāra)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्ये नास्ति इति (elliptic: 'there is no doubt')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Śiva is praised as the special sovereign of this sacred Himalayan tract; as Kedāra he abides there as the boon-giving Lord, making the kṣetra itself a direct locus of grace and fulfillment.

Significance: Darśana and worship are said to grant iṣṭa-kāma (worthy desires) and purify the devotee; the verse frames Kedāra as a uniquely potent kṣetra where Śiva’s anugraha is especially accessible.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse proclaims Kedāra as the presiding Pati (Lord) of that sacred kṣetra, emphasizing Śiva’s special presence there; devotion to him in such a tirtha is taught to quickly mature bhakti and remove bondage (pāśa) through grace.

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

By naming Śambhu as “Kedāra,” the text points to Saguna Śiva approachable in a holy place and (by implication) in Jyotirliṅga worship—where the infinite Lord is revered through a concrete sacred form for the uplift of devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It supports tirtha-yātrā and liṅga-pūjā at Kedāra with bhakti—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and prayer for Śiva’s grace, seeking not merely boons but purification leading toward mokṣa.