Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

किं कुलेन किमाचारैः किंशीलेन गुणेन वा । भक्तिलेशयुतः शंभोः स वंद्यः सर्वदेहिनाम्

Transliteration

kiṃ kulena kimācāraiḥ kiṃśīlena guṇena vā | bhaktileśayutaḥ śaṃbhoḥ sa vaṃdyaḥ sarvadehinām

Translation

မျိုးရိုးက ဘာအရေးရှိသနည်း၊ အပြင်ပန်းအကျင့်က ဘာအရေးရှိသနည်း၊ စိတ်သဘောသဘာဝ သို့မဟုတ် ဂုဏ်ရည်က ဘာအရေးရှိသနည်း။ ရှမ္ဘူအပေါ် ဘက္တိ၏ အမှုန်တစ်စက်ပင် ရှိသူသည် ကိုယ်ရှိသတ္တဝါအားလုံးက ဂါရဝပြုထိုက်သူ ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रश्नार्थक-सर्वनाम (here: ‘what (use)?’)

• कुलेन: with lineage; by family
• कुलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रश्नार्थक

• आचारैः: with practices; by conduct
• आचारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रश्नार्थक

• शीलेन: with character; by disposition
• शीलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• गुणेन: with merit/quality
• गुणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• वा: or
• वा: Samuccaya/Option (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्ययम् (or)

• भक्तिलेशयुतः: having even a trace of devotion
• भक्तिलेशयुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + लेश + युत (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः (bhakti-leśa-yuta = possessing even a little devotion)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वन्द्यः: worthy of reverence
• वन्द्यः: Predicate (Vidheyā/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द्य (कृदन्त; √वन्द् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be saluted’), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• सर्वदेहिनाम्: of all embodied beings
• सर्वदेहिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देहिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (all embodied beings)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Brāhma/Brahmottara narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble devotee with simple clothing but radiant aura receives reverence from kings, scholars, and ascetics; above, Śambhu’s symbol (liṅga/triśūla) indicates the source of worthiness; scrolls and family emblems lie discarded to the side.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even minimal genuine devotion to Śiva makes a person spiritually venerable beyond social measures.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse provides the devotional principle underpinning tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; it prioritizes inner devotion (bhakti) as the core qualification.