Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

शंभुर्हि कथ्यते विप्रा यस्माच्च शुभसंभवः

Transliteration

śaṃbhurhi kathyate viprā yasmācca śubhasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

Dan, wahai para brāhmaṇa, Ia disebut ‘Śambhu’, karena dari-Nya timbul segala keberkahan dan kebaikan yang suci.

Word by Word

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• कथ्यते: is called
• कथ्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

• यस्मात्: from whom/because of whom
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुभसंभवः: auspicious origin/auspicious arising
• शुभसंभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शुभस्य संभवः)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise proclamation to brāhmaṇas: the narrator explains that ‘Śambhu’ is so called because auspiciousness arises from him; the atmosphere is brightening, as if dawn breaks over Kedāra peaks.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is the fountainhead of śubha (auspicious welfare); remembering him aligns life toward благоприятное good and spiritual well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit; the Kedāra setting frames Śambhu as the presiding auspicious Lord of the sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it supports devotional recitation and contemplation of Śiva’s names.