Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छिवः स्मर्यतां चाशु देवाः परः पराणामपि वा परश्च । परात्परः परमानंदरूपो योगिध्येयो निष्प्रपंचो ह्यरूपः

Transliteration

tasmācchivaḥ smaryatāṃ cāśu devāḥ paraḥ parāṇāmapi vā paraśca | parātparaḥ paramānaṃdarūpo yogidhyeyo niṣprapaṃco hyarūpaḥ

Translation

కాబట్టి, ఓ దేవతలారా, వెంటనే శివుని స్మరించండి—ఉన్నతమైనదానికన్నా ఉన్నతుడు, పరమపరుడు; పరాత్పరుడు, పరమానందస్వరూపుడు; యోగులు ధ్యానించదగినవాడు, నిష్ప్రపంచుడు, నిరాకారుడు।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (pronoun; ablative, singular)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• स्मर्यताम्: let (him) be remembered
• स्मर्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (imperative passive; 3rd person singular)

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

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शीघ्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (Addressed/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• परः: supreme/other
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• पराणाम्: of the others/of the supreme ones
• पराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (masculine, genitive, plural)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थ (particle: even/also)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• परः: supreme
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

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

• परश्च: and (he is) supreme
• परश्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर+च (सन्धि)
• Form: सन्धि: ‘परः च’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• परात्: than the supreme/from the supreme
• परात्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (ablative, singular) — समासाङ्ग

• परः: higher
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• परात्परः: higher than the highest
• परात्परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परात्+पर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (परात् परः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• परम: supreme
• परम: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग (neuter, nom/acc, singular; compound member)

• आनन्द: bliss
• आनन्द: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग (masculine, nom/acc, singular; compound member)

• रूपः: form/nature
• रूपः: Visheshya (Head noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular) — समासे उत्तरपद

• परमानन्दरूपः: whose nature is supreme bliss
• परमानन्दरूपः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम+आनन्द+रूप (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (परम आनन्दः रूपं यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• योगि: of yogis
• योगि: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — समासाङ्ग (masculine, genitive plural; compound member)

• ध्येयः: to be meditated upon
• ध्येयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्येय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (fit to be meditated upon), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• योगिध्येयः: meditated upon by yogis
• योगिध्येयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगिन्+ध्येय (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगिनां ध्येयः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• निष्प्रपञ्चः: free from manifestation/worldly multiplicity
• निष्प्रपञ्चः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः+प्रपञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: indeed)

• अरूपः: formless
• अरूपः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ+रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

Speaker

Nārada to the Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative tableau: devas in reverent stillness as Nārada points them inward to the formless Śiva—suggested by a luminous, empty center or a subtle liṅga of light (jyotir-liṅga) rather than anthropomorphic form.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devas
• Yogins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is the ultimate refuge—transcendent, bliss-natured, and the yogic object of meditation—invoked especially when the world’s poisons arise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is theological praise within Kedārakhaṇḍa; it supports the Shaiva sanctity of the Kedāra milieu without naming a particular spot here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva and yogic contemplation are prescribed as the immediate remedy.