Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ते धन्यास्ते महात्मानो ये भजंति सदा शिवम्

Transliteration

te dhanyāste mahātmāno ye bhajaṃti sadā śivam

Translation

Berbahagialah, mulialah jiwa-jiwa agung itu yang senantiasa berbhakti kepada Śiva.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• भजन्ति: worship/serve
• भजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame; explicit speaker appears in v.20)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of pilgrims and ascetics performing daily worship—offering bilva leaves, water, and lamps to a liṅga—suggesting continuity across time (morning/evening).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True blessedness is defined as steady devotion to Śiva, the ever-auspicious source of liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra sacred landscape is the setting, though this verse itself praises Śiva generally rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes continuous worship (bhajana) of Śiva.