Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततश्चागत्य नित्यं स स्वर्गाद्देवस्य शूलिनः । केदारस्य सुभक्त्याढ्यां पूजां चक्रे समाहितः

Transliteration

tataścāgatya nityaṃ sa svargāddevasya śūlinaḥ | kedārasya subhaktyāḍhyāṃ pūjāṃ cakre samāhitaḥ

Translation

Daraufhin kam er täglich aus dem Himmel herab und vollzog, in tiefer Sammlung, eine von Bhakti erfüllte Verehrung für Kedāra, den Herrn, der den Dreizack trägt.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'ततः' = 'thereafter/then'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभाव-रूप), 'having come' (absolutive/gerund)

• nityam: always, regularly
• nityam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'always/regularly'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — pronoun 'he'

• svargāt: from heaven
• svargāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — 'from heaven'

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of the god'

• śūlinaḥ: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• śūlinaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of Śūlin (trident-bearer, Śiva)'

• kedārasya: of Kedāra
• kedārasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of Kedāra'

• subhaktyāḍhyām: abounding in good devotion
• subhaktyāḍhyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-bhakti-āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (उपपद/विशेषण): सु + भक्त्या + आढ्या = 'rich in good devotion'

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — 'worship'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• cakre: performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद-रूपेण प्रचलित आत्मनेपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'he did/performed'

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'composed, concentrated'

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted worshipper arrives from the celestial realm at dawn, stands before Kedāra’s Śiva (Śūlin), and performs concentrated pūjā amid Himalayan austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śūlin (Śiva)
• Kedāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of a tīrtha is fulfilled through sustained practice—daily, devoted, and focused worship yields enduring spiritual power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra—Śiva as Kedāra/Śūlin, worshiped at the tīrtha established in this narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pūjā: daily worship performed with strong devotion (bhakti) and mental concentration (samādhāna/samāhita-citta).