Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

एवं महेश्वरं भक्त्या सह पत्न्याभ्यपूजयत् । शबरः सुखमासाद्य निनाय कतिचित्समाः

Transliteration

evaṃ maheśvaraṃ bhaktyā saha patnyābhyapūjayat | śabaraḥ sukhamāsādya nināya katicitsamāḥ

Translation

So verehrte der Śabara Maheśvara in Hingabe, zusammen mit seiner Gattin; und, Zufriedenheit erlangend, verbrachte er mehrere Jahre in Glückseligkeit.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• maheśvaram: Mahēśvara
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/निपात (preposition-like indeclinable)

• patnyā: with (his) wife
• patnyā: Sahartha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abhyapūjayat: worshipped (reverently)
• abhyapūjayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-pūj (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śabaraḥ: the Śabara
• śabaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)

• āsādya: having attained
• āsādya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-sad (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• nināya: spent/passed
• nināya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• katicit: some
• katicit: Visheshana (Quantifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katicit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (indefinite quantifier)

• samāḥ: years
• samāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A husband and wife sit together before the liṅga; the wife holds flowers, the husband offers water/ash; both faces show quiet joy and contentment; years passing suggested by seasonal motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śabara
• Wife of the Śabara (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion practiced steadily in family life can yield inner peace and well-being, not only ritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse highlights domestic worship and its fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual step is added; it summarizes sustained worship of Maheśvara performed with one’s spouse.