Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ते धन्यास्ते महात्मानो ये भजंति सदा शिवम्

Transliteration

te dhanyāste mahātmāno ye bhajaṃti sadā śivam

Translation

Bienheureux, oui, bienheureux sont ces grandes âmes qui vénèrent Śiva sans cesse.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• भजन्ति: worship/serve
• भजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame; explicit speaker appears in v.20)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of pilgrims and ascetics performing daily worship—offering bilva leaves, water, and lamps to a liṅga—suggesting continuity across time (morning/evening).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True blessedness is defined as steady devotion to Śiva, the ever-auspicious source of liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra sacred landscape is the setting, though this verse itself praises Śiva generally rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes continuous worship (bhajana) of Śiva.