Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

अन्योऽपि यः पुमांस्ताश्च आराधयति श्रद्धया । स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

anyo'pi yaḥ pumāṃstāśca ārādhayati śraddhayā | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

മറ്റേതെങ്കിലും മനുഷ്യൻ ശ്രദ്ധാഭക്തിയോടെ ആ (മൂർത്തികളെ) ആരാധിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, ദേവനായ മഹേശ്വരൻ വസിക്കുന്ന പരമസ്ഥാനത്തെ അവൻ പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक-निपात (also/even)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• ताः: those (forms)
• ताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

• आराधयति: worships/propitiates
• आराधयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 3rd person singular

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Correlative pronoun, nominative singular

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 3rd person singular

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• स्थानम्: place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Māhātmya narration style within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diverse set of pilgrims—householders and ascetics—offer worship to the same Śaiva forms; above, a vision of Śiva’s supreme abode (Śiva-loka/Kailāsa-like) indicates the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful worship of Śiva’s manifested forms leads the devotee toward the highest spiritual destination associated with Maheśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within a Tīrthamāhātmya passage of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the snippet itself emphasizes Maheśvara’s supreme abode rather than naming a single tirtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (devotional worship/propitiation) performed with śraddhā (faith).