Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

तथा स्कन्दो हि भगवान्न्ये ते नामधारकाः । यथोक्ताः शिवधरमा हि नन्दिना परिकीर्त्तिताः

Transliteration

tathā skando hi bhagavānnye te nāmadhārakāḥ | yathoktāḥ śivadharamā hi nandinā parikīrttitāḥ

Translation

അതുപോലെ ഭഗവാൻ സ്കന്ദനാണ് യഥാർത്ഥം; മറ്റുള്ളവർ വെറും നാമധാരികൾ. യഥോചിതമായി പറഞ്ഞ ശിവധർമ്മങ്ങൾ നന്ദി തന്നെയാണ് പ്രസ്താവിച്ചത്.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/तुल्यतावाचक

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Apposition (Co-referent/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• नाम-धारकाः: name-bearers
• नाम-धारकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् + धारक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नाम्नः धारकाः)

• यथा-उक्ताः: as stated
• यथा-उक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् + क्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (यथोक्त = as said); क्तान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शिव-धर्माः: Śiva’s dharmas
• शिव-धर्माः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य धर्माः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नन्दिना: by Nandī
• नन्दिना: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• परिकीर्तिताः: were proclaimed
• परिकीर्तिताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Nandī
• Śiva-dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual authority is measured by realization and transmission of dharma, not by titles; Nandī is presented as an authentic herald of Śiva-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra milieu is implied; the verse strengthens the Śaiva doctrinal foundation underlying Kedāra pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the focus is on adherence to Śiva-dharma as taught by authoritative sources.