Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

किं पुनः परया भक्त्या चार्चयंति महेश्वरम् । पुष्पं फलं तोयं ते यांति शिवसन्निधिम्

Transliteration

kiṃ punaḥ parayā bhaktyā cārcayaṃti maheśvaram | puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ te yāṃti śivasannidhim

Translation

അതിനാൽ പരമഭക്തിയോടെ മഹേശ്വരനെ പൂജിച്ച് പുഷ്പം, ഫലം, ജലം അർപ്പിക്കുന്നവർ നിശ്ചയമായും ശിവസന്നിധി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• किम्: what (indeed)
• किम्: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• पुनः: again; moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक (adverb: again/further)

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (instrumental singular feminine)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• अर्चयन्ति: they worship
• अर्चयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (they worship)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• पुष्पम्: a flower
• पुष्पम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• फलम्: a fruit
• फलम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun: nominative plural)

• यान्ति: go; attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (they go/attain)

• शिवसन्निधिम्: the presence of Śiva
• शिवसन्निधिम्: Karman (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य सन्निधिः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ / assembled listeners

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Himalayan shrine of Kedāranātha; a pilgrim offers a single flower, fruit, and a copper lota of water to a liṅga, while the snowy peaks glow behind; Śiva’s presence is suggested as radiant nearness.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple offerings, when joined with deep devotion, lead to intimate nearness to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is the devotional backdrop, presenting Śiva’s presence as the supreme fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-arcana with basic upacāras—puṣpa (flower), phala (fruit), and toya (water).