Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

पञ्चामृतेन स्नपनं कृत्वा गन्धोदकेन च । धूपैर्दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैस्तोषयामासुरीश्वरीम्

Transliteration

pañcāmṛtena snapanaṃ kṛtvā gandhodakena ca | dhūpairdīpaiśca naivedyaistoṣayāmāsurīśvarīm

Translation

Nachdem sie die Göttin mit Pañcāmṛta und duftendem Wasser gebadet hatten, erfreuten sie die erhabene Herrin mit Weihrauch, Lichtern und Speiseopfern (Naivedya).

Word by Word

• पञ्चामृतेन: with pañcāmṛta (five-nectar mixture)
• पञ्चामृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (five nectars)

• स्नपनम्: bathing/ablution
• स्नपनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नपन (प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना/स्नप्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• गन्धोदकेन: with scented water
• गन्धोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन; गन्धयुक्तम् उदकम् (determinative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन

• दीपैः: with lamps
• दीपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• नैवेद्यैः: with food-offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन

• तोषयामासुः: they pleased/satisfied
• तोषयामासुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → तोषय (धातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• ईश्वरीम्: the Goddess (Īśvarī)
• ईश्वरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Devī-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees bathe the Goddess with pañcāmṛta, then pour scented water; incense smoke curls upward, lamps glow, and food offerings are arranged before the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvarī (Goddess)
• Pañcāmṛta
• Gandhodaka (scented water)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity and heartfelt service (upacāra) are shown as effective means to invoke divine grace and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is on the Goddess’s worship; the Dharmāraṇya sacred context is implied rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāpana (ablution) with pañcāmṛta and scented water, followed by dhūpa, dīpa, and naivedya offerings.