Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

सदैव मे महाप्रीता मत्पुत्रा मत्स्वरूपिणः । एते पूज्या नमस्याश्च मद्बुद्ध्यामत्परायणैः

Transliteration

sadaiva me mahāprītā matputrā matsvarūpiṇaḥ | ete pūjyā namasyāśca madbuddhyāmatparāyaṇaiḥ

Translation

เขาทั้งหลายเป็นที่รักยิ่งของเราตลอดกาล—ดุจบุตรของเราเอง ผู้ทรงสภาวะเดียวกับเรา ผู้ที่ภักดีต่อเรา ตั้งจิตและปัญญาไว้ในเรา พึงบูชาและนอบน้อมแก่เขาเหล่านั้น

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाप्रीताः: very dear
• महाप्रीताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; महा + प्रीत (greatly dear)

• मत्-पुत्राः: my sons
• मत्-पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (my sons)

• मत्-स्वरूपिणः: having my very nature/form
• मत्-स्वरूपिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘मम स्वरूपं येषाम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (√पूज् पूज्-पूजायाम्, यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• नमस्याः: worthy of salutation
• नमस्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस्य (√नम् नम्-प्रणामे, यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be saluted’)

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

• मत्-बुद्ध्या: with (the) thought/understanding of me
• मत्-बुद्ध्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘with my understanding/with the thought of me’)

• मत्-परायणैः: by those devoted to me as the sole refuge
• मत्-परायणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘मयि परायणाः’ (having me as the supreme refuge)

Speaker

Śiva (inferred from first-person divine voice within Viśveśvara context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara-kṣetra (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic inquirer(s) within Kāśī-khaṇḍa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee with folded hands bows to a group of serene Śaiva yogins near the Viśveśvara precinct; Śiva’s presence is suggested as an unseen blessing above them, indicating ‘mat-svarūpin’ identity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devotees (matparāyaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring true devotees is presented as honoring Śiva Himself, because they embody His nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, in the orbit of Viśveśvara, where devotion and reverence to Śiva’s people is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) and salutation (namaskāra) offered to Śiva’s devotees with Śiva-centered intent.