Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कर्मणा परमेणैव ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । तुष्टिमेति न संदेहो वराणां हि सदा प्रभुः

Transliteration

karmaṇā parameṇaiva brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | tuṣṭimeti na saṃdeho varāṇāṃ hi sadā prabhuḥ

Translation

Dengan karma yang tertinggi—pelaksanaan dharma dengan benar—Brahmā, datuk segala alam, mencapai kepuasan; tiada keraguan, kerana Tuhan sentiasa menjadi Penganugeraha kurnia.

Word by Word

• कर्मणा: by action
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परमेण: supreme
• परमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular (कर्मणा इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकपितामहः: grandfather of the world
• लोकपितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (ब्रह्मणः विशेषण)

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction
• तुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• एति: attains/goes to
• एति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 3rd person, Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (अस्ति इति अध्याहार)

• वराणाम्: of boons
• वराणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama expands the theology: as tapas pleases Śiva, so supreme karma pleases Brahmā; the Lord is ever the giver of boons—an orderly triadic vision of divine satisfaction through disciplined action.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva (as Prabhu, giver of boons)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Both tapas and karma, when performed supremely and rightly, lead to divine pleasure; the Lord responds as vara-prada (giver of boons).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative frame; this verse itself is ethical-theological rather than geographic.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No named ritual; it emphasizes ‘parama-karma’—the highest, properly executed duty/rite—as spiritually fruitful.