Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

चत्वारो दिवसा जाताः परिपूर्णेन चेतसा । हिमाद्रिणा कृता पूजा देवदेवस्य शूलिनः

Transliteration

catvāro divasā jātāḥ paripūrṇena cetasā | himādriṇā kṛtā pūjā devadevasya śūlinaḥ

Translation

Vier Tage vergingen, sein Herz war ganz und gar gesammelt; und Himādri vollzog die Verehrung des Gottes der Götter, des Herrn Śūlin, des Tridentträgers.

Word by Word

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण—‘four’ (qualifies divasāḥ)

• दिवसाः: days
• दिवसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘days’

• जाताः: passed/elapsed
• जाताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicative ‘came to be/passed’

• परिपूर्णेन: fully, completely
• परिपूर्णेन: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पूर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘with fully (devoted) / complete’ (qualifies cetasā)

• चेतसा: with (his) mind/heart
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental ‘with mind/heart’

• हिमाद्रिणा: by Himādri (Himalaya)
• हिमाद्रिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (हिमस्य अद्रिः); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘by Himādri’

• कृता: was performed
• कृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agrees with pūjā; ‘was performed’

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘worship’

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of the god of gods’

• शूलिनः: of Śūlin (trident-bearer, Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; appositional genitive to devadevasya—‘of Śūlin (the trident-bearer)’

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himādri, serene and unwavering, performs daily worship for four days—offering flowers, lamps, and water to the trident-bearing Lord; the scene conveys steady rhythm and inner fullness.

Characters & Entities

• Himādri (Himālaya)
• Śūlin (Śiva)
• Devadeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained worship with a fully absorbed mind is praised as a powerful expression of bhakti and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra’s Himalayan setting, where Śiva (Śūlin) is worshiped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A multi-day pūjā of Śiva is described (four days), highlighting continuity and mental focus.