Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

महेशान्नापरो देवो दृश्यतेभुवनत्रये । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पूजनीयः सदाशिवः

Transliteration

maheśānnāparo devo dṛśyatebhuvanatraye | tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyaḥ sadāśivaḥ

Translation

In den drei Welten ist keine Gottheit größer als Maheśa zu sehen. Darum soll Sadāśiva mit allem Eifer verehrt werden.

Word by Word

• महेशात्: than Maheśa/from Maheśa
• महेशात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

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

• अपरः: other
• अपरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (is seen)

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु/तत्पुरुषः (त्रीणि भुवनानि)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• पूजनीयः: worthy to be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: Kriya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (कर्तव्यता/योग्यता), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सदा शिवः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau of the three worlds fades behind the towering presence of Sadāśiva; devotees offer worship with intense focus, symbolizing ‘sarva-prayatna’.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa
• Sadāśiva
• three worlds (bhuvanatraya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa asserts Śiva’s supreme position and urges wholehearted worship as a central dharmic duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where Sadāśiva’s greatness is proclaimed as the foundation of the tīrtha’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Sadāśiva—performed with full dedication and effort—is explicitly enjoined.