Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

अर्घ्यपाद्यादिविधिना श्रद्धया तानपूजयन् । क्षणं विश्रम्य ते देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः

Transliteration

arghyapādyādividhinā śraddhayā tānapūjayan | kṣaṇaṃ viśramya te devā brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ

Translation

In gläubiger Hingabe verehrten sie sie nach den Riten, die mit Arghya und Pādya beginnen. Dann ruhten jene Götter—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva und die übrigen—dort einen Augenblick.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यपाद्यादिविधिना: by the procedure of arghya, pādya, etc.
• अर्घ्यपाद्यादिविधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य + पाद्य + आदि + विधि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अर्घ्य-पाद्य-आदि-सम्बन्धी विधिः)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपूजयन्: they worshipped
• अपूजयन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालावधि-अर्थे (for a moment)

• विश्रम्य: having rested
• विश्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + श्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having rested'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (पुंलिङ्ग)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and others
• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + शिव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ब्रह्मा-विष्णु-शिव-आदयः)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (Harikṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees present arghya and pādya vessels to the assembled gods—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva—who pause and rest briefly in the sacred grove; ritual trays with flowers, lamps, and water pots are prominent.

Characters & Entities

• Arghya
• Pādya
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful observance of pūjā-protocol sanctifies the encounter with the divine and embodies dharmic hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship occurs within Dharmāraṇya/Harikṣetra context, reinforcing the locale as a living theatre of divine visitation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with arghya and pādya—formal welcome offerings—is explicitly mentioned.