Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पत्रेण पुष्पेण तथा जलेन प्रीतो भवत्येष सदाशिवो हि । तस्माच्च सर्वैः प्रतिपूजनीयः शिवो मद्दाभाग्यकरो नृणामिह

Transliteration

patreṇa puṣpeṇa tathā jalena prīto bhavatyeṣa sadāśivo hi | tasmācca sarvaiḥ pratipūjanīyaḥ śivo maddābhāgyakaro nṛṇāmiha

Translation

Листом, цветком и также водой радуется этот Садашива. Потому Шиву надлежит почитать всем должным поклонением, ибо здесь он дарует людям великое благо и счастливую долю.

Word by Word

• पत्रेण: by a leaf
• पत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुष्पेण: by a flower
• पुष्पेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• जलेन: by water
• जलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु) → प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Apposition (सम्बोधन/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सदा शिवः)

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

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Reason/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपं क्रियाविशेषणवत् (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वैः: by all (people)
• सर्वैः: Kartr-karana (Agent group/कर्ता-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रतिपूजनीयः: worthy to be duly worshipped
• प्रतिपूजनीयः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + पूज् (धातु) → पूजनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे ‘नीय’ (gerundive: to be worshipped)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मत्-भाग्यकरः: maker of my good fortune
• मत्-भाग्यकरः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्यकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम भाग्यं करोति)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adverbial (देशवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva-liṅga adorned with a single flower and bilva leaf while water is poured; devotees of varied ages and social backgrounds stand in a line, indicating ‘sarvaiḥ’ (by all).

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Accessible devotion is powerful: simple offerings, sincerely given, invite Śiva’s grace and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śaiva environment is implied by ‘iha’ (here), presenting the place as especially conducive to Śiva’s blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with leaf, flower, and water; Śiva is to be worshipped by all (sarvaiḥ pratipūjanīyaḥ).