Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

शिवसायुज्यमायाताः शिवसेनासमन्विताः । प्राप्नुवंति महामोदं शक्रो ह्येषां च किंकरः

Transliteration

śivasāyujyamāyātāḥ śivasenāsamanvitāḥ | prāpnuvaṃti mahāmodaṃ śakro hyeṣāṃ ca kiṃkaraḥ

Translation

Ayant atteint l’union avec Śiva et accompagnés des cohortes divines de Śiva, ils obtiennent la béatitude suprême ; en vérité, même Śakra (Indra) devient leur serviteur.

Word by Word

• śiva-sāyujyam: union with Śiva
• śiva-sāyujyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + sāyujya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवस्य सायुज्यम्)

• āyātāḥ: having attained/come to
• āyātāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• śiva-senā-samanvitāḥ: accompanied by Śiva's hosts
• śiva-senā-samanvitāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + senā (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवसेनया समन्विताः)

• prāpnuvanti: they attain
• prāpnuvanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• mahā-modam: great joy
• mahā-modam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + moda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (महान् मोदः)

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• eṣām: of these (people)
• eṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (of these/their)

• ca: and
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• kiṃkaraḥ: servant
• kiṃkaraḥ: Predicate (Pradhana/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (as mokṣa-prada context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Liberated devotees, radiant and serene, dwell in Śiva’s proximity, accompanied by Śiva’s gaṇas; Indra stands as a humble attendant, underscoring the supremacy of Śiva-sāyujya and the bliss of liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva-senā
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-bhakti culminates in Śiva-sāyujya and incomparable bliss, surpassing even celestial status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra and its sacred landscape as praised in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes the resulting fruit (phala) of devotion; the implied practice is steadfast Śiva-pūjā.