Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ते शिवं प्राप्नुवं तीह नात्र कार्या विचारणा । रुद्राक्षधारणं कार्यं शिवभक्तैर्विशेषतः

Transliteration

te śivaṃ prāpnuvaṃ tīha nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | rudrākṣadhāraṇaṃ kāryaṃ śivabhaktairviśeṣataḥ

Translation

Sie erlangen Śiva hier (und auch dort im Jenseits); daran ist nicht zu zweifeln. Rudrākṣa soll gewiss getragen werden—besonders von den Verehrern Śivas.

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• prāpnuvan: attained
• prāpnuvan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः?; बहुवचनम्; रूपम्: प्राप्नुवन् = प्राप्नुवन्/प्राप्नुवन् इति छन्दसि/पाठभेदसम्भवः (intended: प्राप्नुवन्/प्राप्नुवन्ति)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देशवाचक

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देशवाचक

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative)

• vicāraṇā: deliberation/inquiry
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• rudrākṣa-dhāraṇam: wearing of rudrākṣa beads
• rudrākṣa-dhāraṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudrākṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rudrākṣasya dhāraṇam)

• kāryam: should be done
• kāryam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• śiva-bhaktaiḥ: by devotees of Śiva
• śiva-bhaktaiḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; √bhaj से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya bhaktāḥ)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣataḥ (अव्यय; viśeṣa-तस्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) प्रकार/विशेषार्थक

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the Ṛṣis (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ (addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himalayan Kedāra: pilgrims with Rudrākṣa malas and ash marks stand before the stone temple; mist, snow-peaks, and a solemn Śiva-liṅga focus the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rudrākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-bhakti supported by Śaiva observances is declared a direct means to Śiva’s attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, but the teaching is general Śaiva dharma rather than a single site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wearing Rudrākṣa beads is prescribed, particularly for devotees of Śiva.