Shloka 18

Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti

Devanagari script

तत्र नित्यं हस्साक्षात्क्षेत्रे केदारसंज्ञके । भारतीभिः प्रजाभिश्च तथेव परिपूज्यते

Transliteration

tatra nityaṃ hassākṣātkṣetre kedārasaṃjñake | bhāratībhiḥ prajābhiśca tatheva paripūjyate

Translation

There, in the sacred field directly manifest as Kedāra-kṣetra, He (Lord Śiva) is worshipped every day with due reverence—by the Bhāratīs (learned devotees of Bhārata) and by the people as well.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-प्रथमा/द्वितीया (adverbial accusative: 'always')

• हः: Śiva (Ha)
• हः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: directly/manifestly)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• केदारसंज्ञके: named ‘Kedāra’
• केदारसंज्ञके: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kedāra + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (केदार-इति-संज्ञा यस्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्षेत्रे इति विशेषणम्

• भारतीभिः: by the Bhāratīs (learned women / Sarasvatī-like devotees)
• भारतीभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāratī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रजाभिः: by the people
• प्रजाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

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

• परिपूज्यते: is worshipped
• परिपूज्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kedāra is declared a sākṣāt-kṣetra—Śiva is directly present and receives daily worship from learned devotees and common people alike.

Significance: Affirms nitya-pūjā and living presence; emphasizes accessibility of grace to all vargas (learned and laity) through kṣetra-sevā.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse affirms Kedāra as a sākṣāt (directly manifest) sacred presence of Lord Śiva, emphasizing that steady, daily reverence in such a kṣetra supports devotion (bhakti) and grace-oriented liberation in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By calling the kṣetra ‘sākṣāt,’ it points to Saguna Śiva accessible to devotees through embodied worship—especially Linga-centered pilgrimage and pūjā—where the Lord is approached as tangibly present and responsive.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is nitya-pūjā (daily worship): Linga pūjā/abhisheka with mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and disciplined reverence, as practiced by both learned and ordinary devotees.