Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

ततो जलाधारमुखे चण्डीश्वराय नमः । एवं संपूज्य विधिवत्ततोऽर्घं संनिवेशयेत्

Transliteration

tato jalādhāramukhe caṇḍīśvarāya namaḥ | evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivattato'rghaṃ saṃniveśayet

Translation

Dann, an der Öffnung des Wassergefäßes, (bringe dar): «Verehrung Caṇḍīśvara». Nachdem man so vorschriftsgemäß verehrt hat, soll man sodann die Arghya-Gabe hinstellen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• जलाधारमुखे: at the mouth/opening of the water-vessel
• जलाधारमुखे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण — ‘जलाधारस्य मुखे’

• चण्डीश्वराय: to Caṇḍīśvara
• चण्डीश्वराय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात; नमस्कारार्थे

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (thus)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: None
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘सम्पूज्य’ = having duly worshipped

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• ततः: then
• ततः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• अर्घम्: arghya-offering
• अर्घम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• संनिवेशयेत्: should place/arrange
• संनिवेशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘स्थापयेत्’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine interior: the liṅga with jalādhāra channel; at the outlet stands Caṇḍīśvara as a stern yet protective attendant, receiving a brief salutation; a priest prepares an arghya vessel nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍīśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual worship is systematic—honoring attendant deities like Caṇḍīśvara supports completeness and sacred order in devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the instruction is a general Śiva-pūjā protocol.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering a salutation to Caṇḍīśvara at the water-holder’s opening, then formally placing the arghya offering.