Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

आगमैर्विविधैः शंभुर्ज्ञातव्यो नात्र संशयः । निष्कामैश्च सकामैश्च पूजनीयः सदा शिवः

Transliteration

āgamairvividhaiḥ śaṃbhurjñātavyo nātra saṃśayaḥ | niṣkāmaiśca sakāmaiśca pūjanīyaḥ sadā śivaḥ

Translation

Śambhu se connaît par les multiples Āgama ; là-dessus, nul doute. Qu’on soit sans désir ou mû par le désir, Śiva doit être adoré en tout temps.

Word by Word

• आगमैः: by the Āgamas
• आगमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; ‘आगमैः’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• ज्ञातव्यः: should be known
• ज्ञातव्यः: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — ‘to be known/should be known’ (agreeing with ‘शंभुः’)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘here/in this matter’)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• निष्कामैः: by desireless (devotees)
• निष्कामैः: Karana (Agent/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; ‘(जनैः)’ इति अध्याहृत-विशेष्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सकामैः: by desireful (devotees)
• सकामैः: Karana (Agent/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; ‘(जनैः)’ इति अध्याहृत-विशेष्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजनीयः: to be worshipped / worthy of worship
• पूजनीयः: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: अनीयर्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘worthy of worship’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — (agreeing with ‘शिवः’)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Temporal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘always’)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience (ṛṣis/seekers)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two devotees before Śiva: one ascetic (niṣkāma) meditating, one householder (sakāma) offering lamps and sweets; an āgama manuscript rests near the altar, signifying ritual authority.

Characters & Entities

• Āgamas
• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is known through Āgamic revelation and is always worthy of worship, regardless of the devotee’s motivations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the Kedāra pilgrimage context of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śiva-pūjā continually; follow Āgamic guidance for knowing and worshipping Śambhu.