Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

यः पूजयति केदारं स गच्छेच्छिवमन्दिरम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पित्ःनुद्दिश्य भारत । श्राद्धं ददाति विधिवत्तस्य प्रीताः पितामहाः

Transliteration

yaḥ pūjayati kedāraṃ sa gacchecchivamandiram | tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā pitḥnuddiśya bhārata | śrāddhaṃ dadāti vidhivattasya prītāḥ pitāmahāḥ

Translation

Ai thờ phụng Kedāra thì sẽ đến được thánh điện/cõi ngự của Śiva. Hỡi Bhārata, người nào tắm tại thánh địa ấy, rồi hồi hướng cho các Pitṛ và cúng śrāddha đúng nghi lễ, thì tổ tiên của người ấy hoan hỷ.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः (relative pronoun)

• pūjayati: worships
• pūjayati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• kedāram: Kedāra
• kedāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (demonstrative pronoun)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• śivamandiram: Śiva’s temple
• śivamandiram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya mandiram)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• pitṝn: the ancestors (fathers)
• pitṝn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• uddiśya: having dedicated (to), intending
• uddiśya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘उद्दिश्य’ = उद्दिश् + य; अर्थः ‘उद्दिश्य/उद्देश्य’ (having dedicated/aimed at)

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• bhārata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dadāti: gives, offers
• dadāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vidhivat: according to rule, duly
• vidhivat: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• prītāḥ: pleased
• prītāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्रातिपदिक; √prī + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with pitāmahāḥ)

• pitāmahāḥ: forefathers, grandfathers (ancestors)
• pitāmahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Kedāra-tīrtha performs snāna, then offers śrāddha with piṇḍas and water-libations facing south, while a Śiva shrine/linga stands nearby; pitṛs are envisioned receiving offerings and becoming pleased.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra
• Śiva-mandira
• Tīrtha
• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha
• Bhārata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva and service to ancestors together complete dharma—worship and śrāddha both yield lasting merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-liṅga and its associated tīrtha within Bhṛgu-kṣetra (Revā Khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha followed by vidhivat śrāddha dedicated to the Pitṛs.