Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

गडुकान्पूरयेत्पश्चान्निर्मलेन जलेन वै । गडुकास्तु समाः सर्वे सर्वे च शुभदर्शनाः

Transliteration

gaḍukānpūrayetpaścānnirmalena jalena vai | gaḍukāstu samāḥ sarve sarve ca śubhadarśanāḥ

Translation

وبعد ذلك فليملأ أواني الماء (غَدُوكَا) بماءٍ طاهر. ولتكن الغَدُوكَا كلّها متساوية، وكلّها حسنة المنظر ذات طالعٍ مبارك.

Word by Word

• गडुकान्: water-pots (gaḍukas)
• गडुकान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गडुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पूरयेत्: should fill
• पूरयेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘to fill’

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (afterwards)

• निर्मलेन: with pure
• निर्मलेन: Viśeṣaṇa (of jalena)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (with clean/pure)

• जलेन: with water
• जलेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (indeed)

• गडुकाः: the gaḍukas
• गडुकाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गडुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषणार्थक

• समाः: even/uniform
• समाः: Viśeṣaṇa (of gaḍukāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (of gaḍukāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (of gaḍukāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• शुभदर्शनाः: pleasing in appearance
• शुभदर्शनाः: Viśeṣaṇa (of gaḍukāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुभं दर्शनं येषाम्/शुभ-दर्शनाः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A row of identical, polished water pots is arranged neatly near the sanctum; a priest fills them with clear water, ensuring each looks auspicious and well-formed.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Gaḍuka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through careful preparation; purity and order in ritual materials honor the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is identified; the instruction is for general Śiva-arcana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Fill gaḍukas with pure water; ensure the vessels are uniform and auspicious-looking.