Shloka 3

Devanagari script

स्कन्दोमासहितं देवं सम्पूज्य विधिना सकृत् यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यस् तद्वदामि यथाश्रुतम्

Transliteration

skandomāsahitaṃ devaṃ sampūjya vidhinā sakṛt yatphalaṃ labhate martyas tadvadāmi yathāśrutam

Translation

സ്കന്ദനും ഉമയും സഹിതനായ ആ ദേവനെ വിധിപ്രകാരം ഒരിക്കൽ പോലും സമ്പൂജിച്ചാൽ മർത്ത്യൻ ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫലം ഞാൻ ശ്രുതിപ്രകാരം ഇപ്പോൾ പറയുന്നു।

Word by Word

• स्कन्द-उमा-सहितम्: accompanied by Skanda and Umā

• देवम्: the Lord (Śiva)

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped completely

• विधिना: according to rule/ritual procedure

• सकृत्: once (even a single time)

• यत्-फलम्: whatever result/fruition

• लभते: attains

• मर्त्यः: a mortal (bound soul, paśu)

• तत्: that

• वदामि: I speak/declare

• यथा-श्रुतम्: as heard/according to tradition.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Skanda
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It functions as a phalaśruti-introduction: it frames that even a single, properly performed worship of Śiva (as the family-complete deity with Umā and Skanda) yields definite spiritual merit, preparing the listener for the specific fruits to be enumerated.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is implied as Pati—the bestower of fruits through anugraha (grace)—and is presented together with Śakti (Umā) and divine potency (Skanda), indicating the integrated, auspicious completeness of Śiva-tattva rather than an isolated abstraction.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights vidhi-based pūjā (regulated worship). While not detailing Pāśupata yoga techniques, it aligns with the Siddhānta emphasis that correct ritual devotion purifies the paśu and loosens pāśa through Śiva’s grace.