Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

ईश्वरस्य च ये भक्ताः शांतास्तद्गतमानसाः । कर्म्मणो हि फलं तेषां प्रयच्छति सदाशिवः

Transliteration

īśvarasya ca ye bhaktāḥ śāṃtāstadgatamānasāḥ | karmmaṇo hi phalaṃ teṣāṃ prayacchati sadāśivaḥ

Translation

また、イーシュヴァラの भक्तたちで、静謐にして心を彼に帰一させる者には、サダーシヴァ自らがその行いの果を授け給う。

Word by Word

• ईश्वरस्य: of the Lord
• ईश्वरस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (relative pronoun: masc nom pl)

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √भज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc nom pl)

• शान्ताः: peaceful
• शान्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc nom pl; qualifying भक्ताः)

• तद्गतमानसाः: with minds absorbed in Him
• तद्गतमानसाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + गत (कृदन्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc nom pl; 'whose minds are fixed on Him')

• कर्मणः: of action; of karma
• कर्मणः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive sg)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (pronoun: gen pl)

• प्रयच्छति: bestows; grants
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present, 3rd sg)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

Speaker

Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene devotee sits in meditation before the Kedāra liṅga; above, Sadāśiva’s benign presence is suggested as a luminous form bestowing blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Sadāśiva
• Bhakta
• Karma-phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Peaceful devotion and God-centered consciousness transform action; Sadāśiva bestows the true fruit of karma upon such bhaktas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse gives a devotional principle within the Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cultivate bhakti and a mind fixed on Īśvara; the fruit of karma is granted through Sadāśiva’s grace.