Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

कालेन श्रीकरः सोऽपि चंद्रसेनश्च भूपतिः । समाराध्य शिवं भक्त्या प्रापतुः परमं पदम्

Transliteration

kālena śrīkaraḥ so'pi caṃdrasenaśca bhūpatiḥ | samārādhya śivaṃ bhaktyā prāpatuḥ paramaṃ padam

Translation

Im Laufe der Zeit erlangten sowohl Śrīkara als auch König Candrasena, nachdem sie Śiva in Hingabe verehrt hatten, den höchsten Stand.

Word by Word

• kālena: in course of time
• kālena: Kāla-adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• śrīkaraḥ: Śrīkara
• śrīkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-निपात (also)

• caṃdrasenaḥ: Candrasena
• caṃdrasenaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdrasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• bhūpatiḥ: the king
• bhūpatiḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (caṃdrasenaḥ) इति विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध

• samārādhya: having propitiated/worshiped
• samārādhya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rādh (धातु) सम्-आ-उपसर्ग + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

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

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

• prāpatuḥ: the two attained
• prāpatuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) प्र-उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrīkara and King Candrasena, after a life of devotion, are shown receiving Śiva’s grace—ascending toward a luminous, tranquil realm or merging into a radiant Śiva-light.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śrīkara
• Candrasena
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady bhakti to Śiva leads beyond worldly success to the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified here; the verse states the salvific result of Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samārādhanā of Śiva—wholehearted devotional worship—is presented as the means leading to the supreme goal.