Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अनेन यत्कृतं चाद्य सर्वेषामधिकं भुवि । सर्वेषामेव भक्तानां वरिष्ठोऽयं च मत्प्रियः

Transliteration

anena yatkṛtaṃ cādya sarveṣāmadhikaṃ bhuvi | sarveṣāmeva bhaktānāṃ variṣṭho'yaṃ ca matpriyaḥ

Translation

Was dieser heute getan hat, übertrifft alle anderen auf Erden. Wahrlich, unter allen Verehrern ist er der Vorzüglichste und mir lieb.

Word by Word

• anena: by this (person)
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• yat: what/that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• kṛtam: done (deed)
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; PPP, भावे/कर्मणि ‘deed’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• adhikam: greater, exceeding
• adhikam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तुलनार्थक विशेषण (comparative sense: ‘more/exceeding’)

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• bhaktānām: of devotees
• bhaktānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √bhaj भज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• variṣṭhaḥ: the best, most excellent
• variṣṭhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative)

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• mat-priyaḥ: dear to me
• mat-priyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘मम प्रियः’)

Speaker

Śiva (Śambhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (implied) / Kailāsa (speaker’s seat)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva on Kailāsa, serene yet emphatic, addressing gaṇas; below (implied), the devotee’s act at the liṅga. Śiva declares him the foremost among devotees and dear to Him.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• bhakta (devotee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva values sincere turning toward Him above worldly status; divine love can elevate a person beyond conventional rankings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra-khaṇḍa glorifies Kedāra/Kedārnātha; this verse emphasizes Śiva’s bhakti-mahātmya within that sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the focus is on the supremacy of devotion (bhakti) as the true offering.