Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

रम्यं वितानं यो दद्याच्छत्रुभिर्नाभूयते । गीतं वाद्यं प्रनृत्यं च कृत्वा शुद्धो व्रजेत्स माम्

Transliteration

ramyaṃ vitānaṃ yo dadyācchatrubhirnābhūyate | gītaṃ vādyaṃ pranṛtyaṃ ca kṛtvā śuddho vrajetsa mām

Translation

Wer ein schönes heiliges Baldachin (vitāna) spendet, wird von Feinden nicht überwältigt. Und wer im Gottesdienst Gesang, Instrumentalmusik und Tanz darbringt, wird gereinigt und gelangt zu Mir.

Word by Word

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वितानम्)

• वितानम्: a canopy/awning
• वितानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शत्रुभिः: by enemies
• शत्रुभिः: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अभूयते: is afflicted/overpowered
• अभूयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे (passive sense: ‘is overcome/afflicted’)

• गीतम्: singing/song
• गीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक; गा धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वाद्यम्: instrumental music
• वाद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रनृत्यम्: dancing
• प्रनृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + नृत् (धातु) → प्रनृत्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (performed dancing)

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

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• शुद्धः: purified
• शुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context; verse conveys the deity’s promise: 'mām')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright canopy is installed over the deity’s procession or sanctum entrance; musicians sing, instrumentalists play, dancers perform before the liṅga; the devotee is shown radiant and purified, moving toward the deity’s presence.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional service—material support and sacred arts—purifies the devotee and leads toward divine attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the focus is on worship-service (sevā) and its fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donating a vitāna (canopy) and performing/arranging sacred singing, music, and dance as offerings.