Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सदाशिवः पुंभिः पूजनीयो हि नित्यशः । प्रातर्मध्याह्नकाले च सायं संध्या विशिष्यते

Transliteration

tasmātsadāśivaḥ puṃbhiḥ pūjanīyo hi nityaśaḥ | prātarmadhyāhnakāle ca sāyaṃ saṃdhyā viśiṣyate

Translation

C’est pourquoi Sadāśiva doit être adoré par les hommes chaque jour, sans cesse ; surtout le matin, à midi et au crépuscule du soir (sandhyā).

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति तद्धित/सर्वनाम-निपातवत्; हेत्वर्थे (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• sadā-śivaḥ: Sadāśiva
• sadā-śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: कर्मधारय (sadā śivaḥ)

• puṃbhiḥ: by men
• puṃbhiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• pūjanīyaḥ: worthy to be worshipped
• pūjanīyaḥ: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be worshipped'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/कारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• nityaśaḥ: always
• nityaśaḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal setting/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always/regularly)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal setting/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the morning)

• madhyāhna-kāle: at midday time
• madhyāhna-kāle: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal setting/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (madhyāhnasya kālaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sāyam: in the evening
• sāyam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal setting/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāyam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the evening)

• saṃdhyā: twilight (sandhyā)
• saṃdhyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• viśiṣyate: is especially distinguished/excels
• viśiṣyate: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-śiṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Triptych-like sequence: the same devotee worshipping Sadāśiva at dawn, at noon sun, and at dusk with lamps; Kedāra shrine constant in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Sandhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent daily worship of Śiva—anchored to sacred times—stabilizes devotion and purifies life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the broader māhātmya context, presenting Śiva-worship as the heart of the kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śiva-pūjā daily, with emphasis on morning, midday, and evening sandhyā times.