Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
Devanagari script
बहूनां जनमनामंते शिवभक्तिः प्रजायते
Transliteration
bahūnāṃ janamanāmaṃte śivabhaktiḥ prajāyate
Translation
In den Herzen vieler Menschen erwacht mit der Zeit die Hingabe an Śiva.
Word by Word
बहूनाम्of many
बहूनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (जनानाम् implied), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
जनमनाम्of the minds of people
जनमनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'जनानां मनांसि/मनः'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (intended: 'of the minds of people'); text form 'मनाम्' reflects gen.pl. of मनस्
अन्तेat the end
अन्ते:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (locative: 'at the end')
शिवभक्तिःdevotion to Śiva
शिवभक्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य भक्तिः'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
प्रजायतेarises, is born
प्रजायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + जन् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), general teaching to the sages
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra (context)
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: In-text audience receiving generalized teaching
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Many ordinary people—pilgrims, householders, ascetics—each shown with a subtle inner glow at the heart, indicating the arising of Śiva-bhakti over time.
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚivaFAQs
Devotion is a gradual awakening in the heart, ripening over time through merit and grace.
Kedāra (context), associated with the awakening of Śiva-bhakti.
No explicit ritual; it states a general principle about the arising of devotion.