Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो वा शिवाय परमात्मने । कुलकोटिं समुद्धृत्य शिवेन सह मोदते

Transliteration

śraddhāvānbhajate yo vā śivāya paramātmane | kulakoṭiṃ samuddhṛtya śivena saha modate

Translation

信をもって至上の自己たるシヴァを礼拝する者は、その一族千万を救い上げ、シヴァと共に歓喜する。

Word by Word

• श्रद्धावान्: faithful
• श्रद्धावान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (possessed of faith)

• भजते: worships/serves
• भजते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• शिवाय: to Shiva
• शिवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• परमात्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परमात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (परमः आत्मा)

• कुलकोटिम्: a crore of families/lineages
• कुलकोटिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुलानां कोटिः)

• समुद्धृत्य: having rescued
• समुद्धृत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive): having lifted/rescued

• शिवेन: with Shiva
• शिवेन: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक-अव्यय (preposition-like: with)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee with folded hands worships Śiva as the Supreme Self; behind him, a luminous ancestral line is shown being lifted upward, culminating in shared rejoicing near Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Paramātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled devotion to Śiva is portrayed as liberating not only the devotee but also many generations of their family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śaiva sacred context, where worship is linked with lineage uplift and divine proximity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana/worship of Śiva with śraddhā (faith), implying regular devotion and temple-centered practice.