Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तवाज्ञां च करिष्यामि नात्र कार्या विचारणा । असौ हुरत्ययोऽस्माकं शिवभक्तो निरंतरम्

Transliteration

tavājñāṃ ca kariṣyāmi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | asau huratyayo'smākaṃ śivabhakto niraṃtaram

Translation

ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ನೆರವೇರಿಸುವೆನು; ಇಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಚಾರಣೆ ಬೇಡ. ಆ ಹುರತ್ಯಯನು ನಿರಂತರ ಶಿವಭಕ್ತನು, ನಮ್ಮ ಪಾಳೆಯದವನು.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आज्ञाम्: command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• कार्या: to be done; necessary
• कार्या: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियासमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त) / कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-कृदन्त/कार्य-शब्द; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (विचारणा)

• विचारणा: deliberation; consideration
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हुरत्ययः: Huratyaya (proper name)
• हुरत्ययः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुर (प्रातिपदिक, नाम) + अत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हुरस्य अत्ययः = 'Huratyaya' proper name); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us; our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवभक्तः: devotee of Śiva
• शिवभक्तः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (√भज् + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य भक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (असौ)

• निरन्तरम्: constantly; without interruption
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (क्रियाविशेषण; नपुंसक एकवचन रूपेण)

Speaker

Kāla (personified Time/Death), in the narrative as reported by Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, composed and dutiful, agrees to Kāla’s command but identifies the king Huratyaya as a constant Śiva-bhakta belonging to Śiva’s side.

Characters & Entities

• Kāla
• Śiva
• Huratyaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unbroken devotion to Śiva is presented as an identity and allegiance that even cosmic forces must recognize.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa context), where Śiva’s devotee is defended through the power of the place and Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it emphasizes steadfast bhakti as the decisive spiritual force.