Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

शिवस्मरणसंसक्ताः शिवव्रतपरायणाः । शिवसात्कृतकर्माणः शिवपूजारताः सदा

Transliteration

śivasmaraṇasaṃsaktāḥ śivavrataparāyaṇāḥ | śivasātkṛtakarmāṇaḥ śivapūjāratāḥ sadā

Translation

അവർ ശിവസ്മരണത്തിൽ ലീനരായി, ശിവവ്രതങ്ങളിൽ പരായണരാണ്. അവരുടെ കർമ്മങ്ങൾ ശിവാർപ്പിതമായി പവിത്രീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടവ; അവർ സദാ ശിവപൂജയിൽ നിരതരാണ്.

Word by Word

• śivasmaraṇasaṃsaktāḥ: attached to remembrance of Śiva
• śivasmaraṇasaṃsaktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + smaraṇa + saṃsakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (śivasya smaraṇe saṃsaktāḥ)

• śivavrataparāyaṇāḥ: devoted to Śiva’s vows
• śivavrataparāyaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + vrata + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (śivasya vrate parāyaṇāḥ)

• śivasātkṛtakarmāṇaḥ: whose deeds are dedicated/offered to Śiva
• śivasātkṛtakarmāṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + sāt-kṛta + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (śivena sāt-kṛtāni karmāṇi yeṣām / śiva-sātkṛta-karmāṇaḥ)

• śivapūjāratāḥ: engaged in worship of Śiva
• śivapūjāratāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + pūjā + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (śivasya pūjāyāṃ ratāḥ)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of time

Speaker

Gaṇas (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aiśānī-purī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A community of ascetics and householders alike are shown in continuous Śiva-remembrance: japa-mālā in hand, vibhūti tripuṇḍra, offering flowers and water to a liṅga; daily actions are ritually framed as Śiva’s service.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A Śaiva life is defined by constant remembrance, disciplined vows, and worship—turning all actions into offerings to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes the residents/devotees associated with the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred setting (context leading to Īśāneśa in Kāśī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-vrata (Śaiva observances) and continual Śiva-pūjā are implied as the core practices.