Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

शिवस्मरणसंसक्ताः शिवव्रतपरायणाः । शिवसात्कृतकर्माणः शिवपूजारताः सदा

Transliteration

śivasmaraṇasaṃsaktāḥ śivavrataparāyaṇāḥ | śivasātkṛtakarmāṇaḥ śivapūjāratāḥ sadā

Translation

Họ chìm sâu trong niệm tưởng về Śiva, chuyên tâm giữ các thệ nguyện của Śiva. Mọi hành vi của họ đều được dâng hiến và thánh hóa vì Śiva, và họ luôn tinh cần trong việc thờ phụng Śiva.

Word by Word

• śivasmaraṇasaṃsaktāḥ: attached to remembrance of Śiva
• śivasmaraṇasaṃsaktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + smaraṇa + saṃsakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (śivasya smaraṇe saṃsaktāḥ)

• śivavrataparāyaṇāḥ: devoted to Śiva’s vows
• śivavrataparāyaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + vrata + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (śivasya vrate parāyaṇāḥ)

• śivasātkṛtakarmāṇaḥ: whose deeds are dedicated/offered to Śiva
• śivasātkṛtakarmāṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + sāt-kṛta + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (śivena sāt-kṛtāni karmāṇi yeṣām / śiva-sātkṛta-karmāṇaḥ)

• śivapūjāratāḥ: engaged in worship of Śiva
• śivapūjāratāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + pūjā + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (śivasya pūjāyāṃ ratāḥ)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of time

Speaker

Gaṇas (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aiśānī-purī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A community of ascetics and householders alike are shown in continuous Śiva-remembrance: japa-mālā in hand, vibhūti tripuṇḍra, offering flowers and water to a liṅga; daily actions are ritually framed as Śiva’s service.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A Śaiva life is defined by constant remembrance, disciplined vows, and worship—turning all actions into offerings to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes the residents/devotees associated with the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred setting (context leading to Īśāneśa in Kāśī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-vrata (Śaiva observances) and continual Śiva-pūjā are implied as the core practices.