Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तथा विष्णुर्हि भगवान्वेदवेद्यः सनातनः । यज्ञैरनेकैः संतुष्ट उपवासव्रतैस्तथा

Transliteration

tathā viṣṇurhi bhagavānvedavedyaḥ sanātanaḥ | yajñairanekaiḥ saṃtuṣṭa upavāsavrataistathā

Translation

De même, le Seigneur Viṣṇu — éternel et connaissable par les Veda — se réjouit de nombreux sacrifices, ainsi que des jeûnes et des observances de vœux.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (विष्णोः विशेषण)

• वेदवेद्यः: knowable through the Vedas
• वेदवेद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (विष्णोः विशेषण)

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural (यज्ञैः इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपवासव्रतैः: by fasts and vows
• उपवासव्रतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter (collective dvandva), Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama completes a triadic mapping: Viṣṇu, eternal and Veda-knowable, is satisfied by many yajñas and by fasting-vratas—linking cosmic maintenance to disciplined worship.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Veda
• Yajña
• Upavāsa
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic-aligned devotion—sacrifice, fasting, and vows—cultivates divine pleasure and spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within Kedāra-khaṇḍa, framing the wider greatness of Kedāra and its dharmic disciplines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of yajñas and observance of upavāsa (fasting) and vrata (vowed disciplines).