Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

अद्य ते नियमः पूर्णस्तोयमेतन्महामते । गृहाण सफलं मह्यं श्रमं कर्तुमिहार्हसि

Transliteration

adya te niyamaḥ pūrṇastoyametanmahāmate | gṛhāṇa saphalaṃ mahyaṃ śramaṃ kartumihārhasi

Translation

Heute ist dein Gelübde vollendet, o Großgesinnter; hier ist dieses Wasser. Nimm es an, damit meine Mühe hier Frucht bringe.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• नियमः: vow/observance
• नियमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• पूर्णः: completed
• पूर्णः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; नियमः इति विशेषण

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; तोयम् इति विशेषण

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (महती मतिः यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• गृहाण: take/accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सफलम्: fruitful
• सफलम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; श्रमम् इति विशेषण

• मह्यम्: for me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• श्रमम्: effort/austerity
• श्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive); प्रयोजनार्थ (to do)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• अर्हसि: you are fit/you should
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A certain man (nara) addressing Kālabhīti

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The donor, hands extended with a water vessel, speaks respectfully: ‘Your vow is complete; accept this water so my effort may bear fruit.’ The ascetic remains composed, evaluating silently.

Characters & Entities

• Kālabhīti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humble offerings to the disciplined and holy are a means for the giver’s merit to mature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha narrative, but it focuses on vow-completion and offering rather than naming the location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving water to an ascetic upon completion of his niyama, with reverence and the intent of earning puṇya.