Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ते शिवं प्राप्नुवं तीह नात्र कार्या विचारणा । रुद्राक्षधारणं कार्यं शिवभक्तैर्विशेषतः

Transliteration

te śivaṃ prāpnuvaṃ tīha nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | rudrākṣadhāraṇaṃ kāryaṃ śivabhaktairviśeṣataḥ

Translation

وہ یہاں اور آخرت میں شِو کو پا لیتے ہیں؛ اس میں کسی شک کی گنجائش نہیں۔ رُدرाक्ष ضرور پہننا چاہیے—خصوصاً شِو کے بھکتوں کے لیے۔

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• prāpnuvan: attained
• prāpnuvan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः?; बहुवचनम्; रूपम्: प्राप्नुवन् = प्राप्नुवन्/प्राप्नुवन् इति छन्दसि/पाठभेदसम्भवः (intended: प्राप्नुवन्/प्राप्नुवन्ति)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देशवाचक

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देशवाचक

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative)

• vicāraṇā: deliberation/inquiry
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• rudrākṣa-dhāraṇam: wearing of rudrākṣa beads
• rudrākṣa-dhāraṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudrākṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rudrākṣasya dhāraṇam)

• kāryam: should be done
• kāryam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• śiva-bhaktaiḥ: by devotees of Śiva
• śiva-bhaktaiḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; √bhaj से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya bhaktāḥ)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣataḥ (अव्यय; viśeṣa-तस्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) प्रकार/विशेषार्थक

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the Ṛṣis (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ (addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himalayan Kedāra: pilgrims with Rudrākṣa malas and ash marks stand before the stone temple; mist, snow-peaks, and a solemn Śiva-liṅga focus the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rudrākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-bhakti supported by Śaiva observances is declared a direct means to Śiva’s attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, but the teaching is general Śaiva dharma rather than a single site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wearing Rudrākṣa beads is prescribed, particularly for devotees of Śiva.