Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 140

Devanagari script

शिवभक्तिसमुद्रैकपूरितः प्राह तान्मुनिः । न शिवात्परमो देवः सत्यमेतच्छिवव्रताः

Transliteration

śivabhaktisamudraikapūritaḥ prāha tānmuniḥ | na śivātparamo devaḥ satyametacchivavratāḥ

Translation

ရှိဝဘက္တိ၏ သမုဒ္ဒရာကြီးဖြင့် ပြည့်လျှံနေသကဲ့သို့ မုနိသည် သူတို့အား ပြော၏—«ရှိဝထက် မြင့်မြတ်သော ဒေဝတာ မရှိ။ ဤသည်မှာ အမှန်တရားပင်၊ ရှိဝဝြတကို ထိန်းသိမ်းသူတို့ရေ»။

Word by Word

• शिवभक्तिसमुद्रैकपूरितः: filled with the ocean of devotion to Śiva alone
• शिवभक्तिसमुद्रैकपूरितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + भक्ति + समुद्र + एक + पूरित (पूॄ/पूर् धातु + क्त)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; अन्ते क्त-कृदन्त ‘पूरित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मुनिः)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/आह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• शिवात्: than Śiva/from Śiva
• शिवात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• परमः: higher
• परमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवः)

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Pratijna (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/विशेषणवत्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिवव्रताः: O observers of Śiva’s vow
• शिवव्रताः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य व्रतम्/शिवव्रत- ‘Śiva-vowed’); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), बहुवचन

Speaker

A muni (sage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: śiva-vratins / assembled devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant sage, eyes moist with devotion, addresses a group of Śiva-vratins; behind him a vast ocean metaphorically merges with a halo around a Śiva-liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva-bhakti
• Śiva-vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-minded Śiva-bhakti culminates in clarity of devotion: Śiva is affirmed as the supreme divine principle for Śaiva practitioners.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a doctrinal conclusion within the surrounding tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit encouragement of Śiva-vrata (Śaiva observances) and devotion, rather than a step-by-step rite.