Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

केदारस्याग्रतो भक्त्या रात्रौ जागरणं तथा । कृतं त्वया महाराज एकाग्रेण च चेतसा

Transliteration

kedārasyāgrato bhaktyā rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ tathā | kṛtaṃ tvayā mahārāja ekāgreṇa ca cetasā

Translation

କେଦାରଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମେ ଭକ୍ତିସହ ରାତ୍ରି-ଜାଗରଣ କଲ; ହେ ମହାରାଜ, ଏକାଗ୍ର ଚିତ୍ତରେ ତୁମେ ଏହା କରିଥିଲ।

Word by Word

• केदारस्य: of Kedāra
• केदारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अग्रतः: in front (of)
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जागरणम्: vigil, staying awake
• जागरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक; √जागृ (धातु) से भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे ‘done’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• एकाग्रेण: with one-pointed (focus)
• एकाग्रेण: Karana (Manner/means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘cetasā’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• चेतसा: with mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (narrator addressing the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the Himalayan night before Kedāra: snow peaks under moonlight, the stone temple with lamps at the doorway, the king in meditation posture, unwavering gaze toward the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra (Kedāranātha/Śiva)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ekāgratā (one-pointed attention) is central to fruitful worship; devotion is measured by inner focus.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedāranātha) is invoked, linking the narrative’s merit to famed Śaiva sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rātri-jāgaraṇa (night vigil) performed before Kedāra with devotion.