Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

कपिलापंचगव्येन सुरसिंधुजलेन वा । मां च संस्नाप्य चाभ्यच्च मल्लोकमधिगच्छति

Transliteration

kapilāpaṃcagavyena surasiṃdhujalena vā | māṃ ca saṃsnāpya cābhyacca mallokamadhigacchati

Translation

Wer mich (den Liṅga) mit den fünf Erzeugnissen der fahlbraunen Kuh oder mit Wasser aus dem göttlichen Fluss badet und mich verehrt, gelangt in meine Welt.

Word by Word

• कपिलापंचगव्येन: with the five products of a tawny cow (pañcagavya)
• कपिलापंचगव्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चगव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कपिलायाः पञ्चगव्यम्)

• सुरसिंधुजलेन: with water of the Surasindhu (sacred river)
• सुरसिंधुजलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुरसिन्धोः जलम्)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संस्नाप्य: having bathed/washed
• संस्नाप्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्ना (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive); IAST 'abhyacca' = अभ्यर्च्य (sandhi/orthographic variant)

• मल्लोकम्: my world (the Lord’s realm)
• मल्लोकम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम लोकः)

• अधिगच्छति: reaches/attains
• अधिगच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (implied by “mām / my world”, within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: divya-sindhu (as referenced)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs abhiṣeka of the liṅga using pañcagavya from a kapilā cow, or pours shimmering sacred river-water carried in a brass pot; the scene culminates in a visionary glimpse of Śiva-loka beyond the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Pañcagavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity joined with heartfelt worship culminates in proximity to the deity—attaining Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘divine river’ is referenced generally; the verse emphasizes sacred water as a medium of worship rather than naming a single place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka with kapilā-pañcagavya or sacred river water, followed by abhyarcana (formal worship).