Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां च पूजितो नित्यं केदारेश्वरसंज्ञकः । भक्ताभीष्टप्रदः शम्भुर्दर्शनादर्चनादपि

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ ca pūjito nityaṃ kedāreśvarasaṃjñakaḥ | bhaktābhīṣṭapradaḥ śambhurdarśanādarcanādapi

Translation

Worshipped daily by those two, Śambhu—renowned there by the name Kedāreśvara—grants the devotees’ cherished desires, even through mere darśana (sacred sight) and also through formal worship.

Word by Word

• ताभ्याम्: by those two
• ताभ्याम्: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: क्रियाविशेषण/भाव (Predicate participle/कृदन्त)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (worshipped)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• केदारेश्वरसंज्ञकः: bearing the name ‘Kedāreśvara’
• केदारेश्वरसंज्ञकः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केदार + ईश्वर + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (केदारेश्वर इति संज्ञा यस्य)

• भक्ताभीष्टप्रदः: giver of devotees’ desired boons
• भक्ताभीष्टप्रदः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + अभीष्ट + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भक्तानाम् अभीष्टं प्रददाति)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दर्शनात्: from (mere) seeing
• दर्शनात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अर्चनात्: from worship
• अर्चनात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kedāreśvara is established as the name of Śiva at Kedāra, continually worshipped by Nara-Nārāyaṇa; the verse emphasizes the kṣetra’s efficacy: darśana and arcana themselves yield the devotee’s iṣṭa.

Significance: Highlights the Śaiva Siddhānta emphasis on Śiva’s anugraha mediated through temple/kṣetra: even darśana (sight) is salvific/boon-giving when coupled with bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s grace is not limited to elaborate rites: sincere devotion is so potent that even darśana of Kedāreśvara can awaken merit and fulfill the devotee’s rightful aspirations, moving the soul toward Shiva’s favor and liberation.

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

By naming Shiva as Kedāreśvara and praising the fruits of darśana and arcana, the verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s accessible presence in a sacred form/place—where seeing and worshipping the Lord (often through the liṅga) becomes a direct channel of grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily pūjā (arcana) and mindful darśana: approach the shrine with reverence, offer simple worship, and contemplate Shiva while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady bhakti.