Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 140

Devanagari script

शैवाः पाशुपताश्चैव तथा कापालिकाश्च ये । महाव्रतधराश्चान्ये शिवभक्तिपरायणाः

Transliteration

śaivāḥ pāśupatāścaiva tathā kāpālikāśca ye | mahāvratadharāścānye śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

શૈવ, પાશુપત તથા કાપાલિક—અને અન્ય મહાવ્રતધારી—સર્વે શિવભક્તિમાં પરાયણ થઈ ત્યાં આવ્યા।

Word by Word

• śaivāḥ: Śaivas (followers of Śiva)
• śaivāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pāśupatāḥ: Pāśupatas
• pāśupatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśupata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/समुच्चय-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• kāpālikāḥ: Kāpālikas
• kāpālikāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāpālika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ye: who/those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• mahāvratadharāḥ: bearers of the great vow
• mahāvratadharāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-vrata-dhara (प्रातिपदिक: mahā + vrata + dhara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (pronominal adjective/noun)

• śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ: devoted to devotion to Śiva
• śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva-bhakti-parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक: śiva + bhakti + parāyaṇa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

An unnamed man (describing Śaiva groups at the festival)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like gathering of varied Śaiva ascetics—Pāśupatas with ash-smeared bodies and rudrākṣa, Kāpālikas with fierce emblems, and mahāvratins—arriving at a sacred precinct with liṅga-shrines and banners of Nandin.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pāśupata
• Kāpālika

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha draws diverse Śaiva paths together; steadfast vows and devotion converge in the pursuit of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The site is presented as a powerful Śaiva pilgrimage center, evidenced by the presence of multiple Śaiva orders; the precise name is contextual.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mahāvrata (great vow observances) is referenced as a defining discipline among certain ascetics.