Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततश्चागत्य नित्यं स स्वर्गाद्देवस्य शूलिनः । केदारस्य सुभक्त्याढ्यां पूजां चक्रे समाहितः

Transliteration

tataścāgatya nityaṃ sa svargāddevasya śūlinaḥ | kedārasya subhaktyāḍhyāṃ pūjāṃ cakre samāhitaḥ

Translation

ત્યારબાદ તે સ્વર્ગમાંથી દરરોજ આવી, ત્રિશૂલધારી દેવ કેદારની પરમ ભક્તિથી ભરપૂર પૂજા એકાગ્રચિત્તે કરતો રહ્યો।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'ततः' = 'thereafter/then'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभाव-रूप), 'having come' (absolutive/gerund)

• nityam: always, regularly
• nityam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'always/regularly'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — pronoun 'he'

• svargāt: from heaven
• svargāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — 'from heaven'

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of the god'

• śūlinaḥ: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• śūlinaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of Śūlin (trident-bearer, Śiva)'

• kedārasya: of Kedāra
• kedārasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of Kedāra'

• subhaktyāḍhyām: abounding in good devotion
• subhaktyāḍhyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-bhakti-āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (उपपद/विशेषण): सु + भक्त्या + आढ्या = 'rich in good devotion'

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — 'worship'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• cakre: performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद-रूपेण प्रचलित आत्मनेपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'he did/performed'

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'composed, concentrated'

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted worshipper arrives from the celestial realm at dawn, stands before Kedāra’s Śiva (Śūlin), and performs concentrated pūjā amid Himalayan austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śūlin (Śiva)
• Kedāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of a tīrtha is fulfilled through sustained practice—daily, devoted, and focused worship yields enduring spiritual power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra—Śiva as Kedāra/Śūlin, worshiped at the tīrtha established in this narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pūjā: daily worship performed with strong devotion (bhakti) and mental concentration (samādhāna/samāhita-citta).