Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

यूयं सर्वे च निष्कामा मया नास्त्यत्र संशयः । यथाहं च सुराः सर्वे तथा यूयं प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

yūyaṃ sarve ca niṣkāmā mayā nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | yathāhaṃ ca surāḥ sarve tathā yūyaṃ prayatnataḥ

Translation

Ihr alle seid frei von selbstsüchtigem Begehren—daran habe ich keinen Zweifel. Wie ich bin und wie alle Götter sind, so seid auch ihr durch euer ernstes Bemühen.

Word by Word

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (यूयम् इत्यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• निष्कामाः: desireless
• निष्कामाः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—नञ्/निर्-उपपद-तत्पुरुष (कामरहिताः)

• मया: by me; according to me
• मया: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Instrument/हेतु-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/विषयवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुराः इत्यस्य)

• तथा: so; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यताबोधक-अव्यय (so; likewise)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort; earnestly
• प्रयत्नतः: Prakāra (Manner adjunct/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'with effort/earnestly')

Speaker

Sūta narrating; the statement is attributed to Śiva addressing the Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm benediction-like address to the Devas: they are niṣkāma; the speaker equates their state with the gods through effort—figures shown serene, hands in añjali, faces tranquil against the Himalaya.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Niṣkāma-bhāva (selfless intent) is affirmed as the divine standard, cultivated by sincere effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), but this verse is primarily ethical instruction rather than a tīrtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it recommends inner discipline—acting without selfish desire.