Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

स एकत्रोषितो दुष्टः शिवरात्र्यां तु जागरात् । तेन कर्मविपाकेन पुण्यां योनिमवाप्तवान्

Transliteration

sa ekatroṣito duṣṭaḥ śivarātryāṃ tu jāgarāt | tena karmavipākena puṇyāṃ yonimavāptavān

Translation

แม้เป็นคนชั่ว เขาก็อยู่ ณ ที่เดียวและอดนอนเฝ้าตื่นในคืนศิวราตรี ด้วยวิบากแห่งกรรมนั้น เขาได้บังเกิดในกำเนิดอันเป็นบุญ เป็นชาติกำเนิดอันประเสริฐ

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• एकत्र: in one place
• एकत्र: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: in one place)

• उषितः: stayed
• उषितः: क्रिया/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विधेयः

• दुष्टः: wicked
• दुष्टः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (सः)

• शिवरात्र्याम्: on Śivarātri
• शिवरात्र्याम्: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपातः (particle: but/indeed)

• जागरात्: kept vigil / stayed awake
• जागरात्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जागृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• कर्मविपाकेन: by the fruition of karma
• कर्मविपाकेन: करण/हेतु (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म-विपाक (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः (कर्मणः विपाकः)

• पुण्याम्: pure / meritorious
• पुण्याम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (योनिम्)

• योनिम्: womb/birth
• योनिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अवाप्तवान्: obtained / attained
• अवाप्तवान्: क्रिया/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकाले क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (past active participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; (सः) इत्यस्य विधेयः

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivarātri in Śiva-sannidhi (Kedāra context)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dawn after Śivarātri: the sinner remains awake near the liṅga; a subtle aura surrounds him, suggesting karmic cleansing and the promise of a noble rebirth.

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri
• Jāgaraṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single sincere (or even incidental) Śivarātri vigil can yield powerful puṇya and alter one’s destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śiva temple setting in Kedāra where the vigil took place is implicitly glorified as a merit-multiplying sacred space.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on Śivarātri.