Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सर्वे वराः सुधाकाराः शर्करामधुषड्रसाः । ततस्ते साधुसंसर्गं संप्राप्ताः शिवशासनात्

Transliteration

sarve varāḥ sudhākārāḥ śarkarāmadhuṣaḍrasāḥ | tataste sādhusaṃsargaṃ saṃprāptāḥ śivaśāsanāt

Translation

എല്ലാ വരങ്ങളും അമൃതസമമാകുന്നു—പഞ്ചസാരയും തേനുംപോലെ മധുരം, ഷഡ്രസസമൃദ്ധം. അതിനാൽ ശിവാജ്ഞയാൽ അവർ സാദുസത്സംഗം പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• वराः: boons / excellent ones
• वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुधाकाराः: moon-like / nectar-formed
• सुधाकाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुधायाः आकारः)

• शर्करामधुषड्रसाः: having sugar, honey, and six flavors
• शर्करामधुषड्रसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + षड् (संख्या) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समाहार/निर्देशार्थ-तत्पुरुषसमासः (शर्करा-मधु-षड्रसयुक्ताः)

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• साधुसंसर्गम्: association with the virtuous
• साधुसंसर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक) + संसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (साधूनां संसर्गः)

• संप्राप्ताः: attained / reached
• संप्राप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘प्राप्ताः’ = have attained

• शिवशासनात्: from Śiva’s command
• शिवशासनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य शासनम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gentle, luminous scene: devotees receiving Śiva’s command; blessings visualized as moonlike nectar, sugar and honey offerings, and the arrival into a circle of serene sādhus.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sādhus

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When life is aligned with Śiva’s will, blessings mature into sweetness—most tangibly through the gift of saintly companionship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes divinely-ordained sādhu-saṅga as the source of auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it references obedience to Śiva’s śāsana (injunction) as the guiding principle.