Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
Devanagari script
बहूनां जनमनामंते शिवभक्तिः प्रजायते
Transliteration
bahūnāṃ janamanāmaṃte śivabhaktiḥ prajāyate
Translation
Dans le cœur de beaucoup, la dévotion à Śiva naît en son temps.
Word by Word
बहूनाम्of many
बहूनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (जनानाम् implied), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
जनमनाम्of the minds of people
जनमनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'जनानां मनांसि/मनः'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (intended: 'of the minds of people'); text form 'मनाम्' reflects gen.pl. of मनस्
अन्तेat the end
अन्ते:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (locative: 'at the end')
शिवभक्तिःdevotion to Śiva
शिवभक्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य भक्तिः'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
प्रजायतेarises, is born
प्रजायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + जन् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), general teaching to the sages
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra (context)
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: In-text audience receiving generalized teaching
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Many ordinary people—pilgrims, householders, ascetics—each shown with a subtle inner glow at the heart, indicating the arising of Śiva-bhakti over time.
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚivaFAQs
Devotion is a gradual awakening in the heart, ripening over time through merit and grace.
Kedāra (context), associated with the awakening of Śiva-bhakti.
No explicit ritual; it states a general principle about the arising of devotion.