Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

उपासनारताः केचिज्ज्ञानिनो हि तथा परे । केचिदध्यात्मसंयुक्ताश्चान्ये मुक्ताश्च केचन

Transliteration

upāsanāratāḥ kecijjñānino hi tathā pare | kecidadhyātmasaṃyuktāścānye muktāśca kecana

Translation

Certains se réjouissent dans l’adoration, d’autres sont des connaisseurs de la vérité. Certains sont unis à la voie intérieure de l’âme, et quelques-uns parmi eux sont libérés.

Word by Word

• upāsanāratāḥ: engaged in worship
• upāsanāratāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upāsanā-rata (उपासना-रत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• kecit: some
• kecit: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim + cit (किम् + चित्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• jñāninaḥ: the wise / knowers
• jñāninaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñānin (ज्ञानिन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• hi: indeed
• hi: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि)
• Form: Particle

• tathā: similarly / so
• tathā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा)
• Form: Adverb

• pare: others
• pare: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (पर)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• kecit: some
• kecit: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim + cit (किम् + चित्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• adhyātmasaṃyuktāḥ: engaged in spirituality
• adhyātmasaṃyuktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhyātma-saṃyukta (अध्यात्म-संयुक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (अन्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• muktāḥ: liberated
• muktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (मुक्त)
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• kecana: some
• kecana: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim + cana (किम् + चन)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Śveta (continuing the reflection on varieties of seekers)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śveta enumerates types of seekers: worshippers with offerings, sages absorbed in knowledge, yogins turned inward, and serene liberated ones.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching acknowledges multiple legitimate spiritual temperaments—worship, knowledge, inner discipline—culminating in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the contextual sacred landscape, though the verse itself lists spiritual archetypes rather than site-specific merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No fixed rite is stated; “upāsanā” broadly implies regular worship and devotional practice.