Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

नंदीश्वरस्य तेनैव वपुषा शिवपूजनात् । सिद्धिमालोक्य को राजञ्छंकरं न नमस्यति

Transliteration

naṃdīśvarasya tenaiva vapuṣā śivapūjanāt | siddhimālokya ko rājañchaṃkaraṃ na namasyati

Translation

Nang makita ang siddhi na natamo ni Nandīśvara—sa pagsamba kay Śiva gamit ang mismong katawan na iyon—o hari, sino ang hindi yuyuko at sasamba kay Śaṅkara?

Word by Word

• नन्दीश्वरस्य: of Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; नन्दि + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive sg)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental: 'by that')

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वपुषा: with the body/form
• वपुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental sg)

• शिवपूजनात्: from/through the worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पूजनम्)

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लोक् (धातु) → आलोक्य (कृदन्त; ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (interrogative pronoun)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• नमस्यति: bows to, worships
• नमस्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandīśvara (bull-headed or bull-associated attendant) is shown attaining radiant siddhi through devoted Śiva-pūjā; a king witnesses and bows to Śaṅkara, inspired by the visible fruit of devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Nandīśvara (Nandin)
• Śiva
• Śaṅkara
• Rājan (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Exemplars like Nandīśvara demonstrate the tangible fruits of Śiva-pūjā, inspiring reverence and surrender to Śaṅkara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse glorifies Śiva-pūjā through the exemplar of Nandīśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-pūjana (worship of Śiva) is the explicit practice cited as the cause of siddhi.