Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

शिवात्परतरं नान्यत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते । शिवे भक्तिस्त्वया कार्या सप्रेमा वरवर्णिनि

Transliteration

śivātparataraṃ nānyattriṣu lokeṣu vidyate | śive bhaktistvayā kāryā sapremā varavarṇini

Translation

Dalam tiga alam tiada yang lebih tinggi daripada Śiva. Maka, wahai yang teramat jelita, hendaklah engkau menumbuhkan bhakti yang penuh cinta kepada Śiva.

Word by Word

• śivāt: than/from Śiva
• śivāt: Apādāna (Source/Comparison base)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• parataram: higher, superior
• parataram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paratara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); तुलनात्मक विशेषण (comparative adjective)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• anyat: anything else
• anyat: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• triṣu: in the three
• triṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc./Neut.), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vidyate: is found/exists
• vidyate: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• śive: in/for Śivā
• śive: Adhikaraṇa (Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhaktiḥ: devotion
• bhaktiḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent, in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• kāryā: should be done
• kāryā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः यत् प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विधेयविशेषण (predicative), कर्मणि-भावः—'to be done' (gerundive)

• sa-premā: with love
• sa-premā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + premā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• vara-varṇini: O fair-complexioned one
• vara-varṇini: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Bhṛṅgi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhṛṅgī proclaims Śiva’s unsurpassed status; the composition centers a radiant liṅga or Śiva’s emblematic presence behind him, with Girijā listening—Himalayan austerity amplifying the proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛṅgi
• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is the highest reality within the Purāṇic frame; the proper response is loving devotion (sapremā bhakti).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the verse is a universal Shaiva proclamation within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual; it prescribes cultivating bhakti toward Śiva.