Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

ये च नादमयीं घंटां निबध्नंति शिवालये । तेजस्विनः कीर्तिमंतो भविष्यंति जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

ye ca nādamayīṃ ghaṃṭāṃ nibadhnaṃti śivālaye | tejasvinaḥ kīrtimaṃto bhaviṣyaṃti jagattraye

Translation

ശിവാലയത്തിൽ നാദമയമായ (ധ്വനിക്കുന്ന) ഘണ്ട സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നവർ, ത്രിലോകത്തിലും തേജസ്വികളും കീർത്തിമാന്മാരുമായിരിക്കും।

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• nādamayīm: sound-filled/resonant
• nādamayīm: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nāda + mayī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासः (नादमयी = नादेन मयी/पूर्णा)

• ghaṇṭām: bell
• ghaṇṭām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṇṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• nibadhnanti: fasten/attach
• nibadhnanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni√bandh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• śivālaye: in Śiva's temple
• śivālaye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य आलयः)

• tejasvinaḥ: radiant
• tejasvinaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• kīrtimantaḥ: famous
• kīrtimantaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kīrtimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• bhaviṣyanti: will become
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• jagattraye: in the three worlds
• jagattraye: Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतां त्रयम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A large resonant bell being installed at a Śiva temple gateway/mandapa; priests perform installation rites; devotees pull the rope; sound waves symbolically spread through the three worlds; donor is shown radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting temple worship through meaningful endowments brings lasting spiritual radiance and good name.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śaiva pilgrimage sphere, where temple-gifts are praised as world-renowned merits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Installing/donating a bell (ghaṇṭā) in a Śiva temple to support daily worship.