Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

नंदीश्वरस्य तेनैव वपुषा शिवपूजनात् । सिद्धिमालोक्य को राजञ्छंकरं न नमस्यति

Transliteration

naṃdīśvarasya tenaiva vapuṣā śivapūjanāt | siddhimālokya ko rājañchaṃkaraṃ na namasyati

Translation

Wenn man die Vollendung sieht, die Nandīśvara erlangte—durch Verehrung Śivas mit eben diesem Leib—o König, wer würde Śaṅkara nicht ehrfürchtig grüßen?

Word by Word

• नन्दीश्वरस्य: of Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; नन्दि + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive sg)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental: 'by that')

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वपुषा: with the body/form
• वपुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental sg)

• शिवपूजनात्: from/through the worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पूजनम्)

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लोक् (धातु) → आलोक्य (कृदन्त; ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (interrogative pronoun)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• नमस्यति: bows to, worships
• नमस्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandīśvara (bull-headed or bull-associated attendant) is shown attaining radiant siddhi through devoted Śiva-pūjā; a king witnesses and bows to Śaṅkara, inspired by the visible fruit of devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Nandīśvara (Nandin)
• Śiva
• Śaṅkara
• Rājan (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Exemplars like Nandīśvara demonstrate the tangible fruits of Śiva-pūjā, inspiring reverence and surrender to Śaṅkara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse glorifies Śiva-pūjā through the exemplar of Nandīśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-pūjana (worship of Śiva) is the explicit practice cited as the cause of siddhi.