Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

तदा देवैः पूज्यमान ऋषिभिः पन्नगैस्तथा । श्वतो राजन्यवर्योऽसौ शिवसायुज्यमाप्तवान्

Transliteration

tadā devaiḥ pūjyamāna ṛṣibhiḥ pannagaistathā | śvato rājanyavaryo'sau śivasāyujyamāptavān

Translation

तेव्हा देव, ऋषी आणि नाग यांनी पूजिलेला तो राजश्रेष्ठ श्वेत शिवसायुज्य—शिवाशी एकरूपता—प्राप्त करून गेला।

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'being worshipped'

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• पन्नगैः: by serpents
• पन्नगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• श्वतः: from being a dog (i.e., from doghood)
• श्वतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; (ablative singular)

• राजन्यवर्यः: the best among the royal class
• राजन्यवर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'राजन्यानां वर्यः'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• असौ: that person, he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शिवसायुज्यम्: union with Śiva
• शिवसायुज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य सायुज्यम्'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्तवान्: attained
• आप्तवान्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकाले कर्तरि क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfective past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'having attained'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience within the text’s dialogue frame (ṛṣis/disciples)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Śveta, radiant and composed, is ceremonially honored by devas, ṛṣis, and nāgas as he attains Śiva-sāyujya; a Himalayan sacred backdrop suggests Kedāra’s austere grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śveta (King Śveta)
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Nāgas (Pannagas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest fruit of Śiva-bhakti is śiva-sāyujya—liberation as intimate union with the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakhaṇḍa, where devotion is portrayed as leading to the supreme state.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse presents liberation as the outcome of devotion and divine grace.