Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

गृह्योक्तविधिना शंभो कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि

Transliteration

gṛhyoktavidhinā śaṃbho karma kartumihārhasi

Translation

“ഹേ ശംഭോ, ഗൃഹ്യ-പരമ്പരയിൽ ഉപദേശിച്ച വിധിപ്രകാരം ഇവിടെ ഈ കർമ്മം (സംസ്കാരം) നിർവഹിക്കുക നിങ്ങള്ക്ക് യുക്തമാണ്.”

Word by Word

• गृह्य-उक्त-विधिना: by the rule prescribed in the Gṛhya (rites)
• गृह्य-उक्त-विधिना: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह्य (प्रातिपदिक; गृह्य-सूत्रसम्बद्ध) + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वच् धातोः क्त) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करणवाचक (instrumental)

• शंभो: O Śambhu
• शंभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• कर्म: the rite/action
• कर्म: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do/perform
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• इह: here
• इह: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu respectfully instructs Śambhu to perform the rite here according to gṛhya-prescribed procedure; the scene is calm, authoritative, and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine worship and auspicious undertakings are to be grounded in śāstra—dharma is upheld through correct ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedarnath) in the Kedārakhaṇḍa context, where rites are being prepared in a sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of the ceremony according to Gṛhya-vidhi (the procedural norms of the Gṛhya tradition).