Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

शिवरात्रिव्रतेनैव तारिता बहवः पुरा । प्राप्ताः सिद्धिं पुरा विप्रा भरताद्याश्च देहिनः

Transliteration

śivarātrivratenaiva tāritā bahavaḥ purā | prāptāḥ siddhiṃ purā viprā bharatādyāśca dehinaḥ

Translation

Allein durch das Śivarātri-Gelübde wurden in alter Zeit viele über den Saṃsāra hinübergetragen. Einst erlangten Brāhmaṇas und verkörperte Wesen wie Bharata und andere die Siddhi, die geistige Vollendung.

Word by Word

• शिवरात्रिव्रतेन: by the Śivarātri vow
• शिवरात्रिव्रतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-रात्रि-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: शिव + रात्रि + व्रत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘व्रत’शब्दः

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तारिताः: were delivered/saved
• तारिताः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘तारित’ = delivered/saved

• बहवः: many (persons)
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्राप्ताः: attained
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘प्राप्त’ = attained

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

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• विप्राः: brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भरताद्याः: Bharata and others
• भरताद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: भरत + आदि)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त—‘भरत आदि ये’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देहिनः: embodied beings/persons
• देहिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer sages/disciples (Kedārakhaṇḍa frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs Śivarātri: lamp-lit night vigil before a snow-white Himalayan liṅga; sages and kings of old are shown in vignette panels receiving siddhi, symbolizing ‘many were carried across’.

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri
• Bharata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śivarātri-vrata is presented as a universally effective vow that grants siddhi and liberation across eras and social roles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the textual setting (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse focuses on the vow’s general efficacy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śivarātri-vrata (the vow/observance of Śivarātri).