Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततोऽभिषेचनं कृत्वा लिंगान्यभ्यर्च्य पद्मभूः । मध्याह्नकृत्यं संसाध्य मम प्रेम्णा वरं ददौ

Transliteration

tato'bhiṣecanaṃ kṛtvā liṃgānyabhyarcya padmabhūḥ | madhyāhnakṛtyaṃ saṃsādhya mama premṇā varaṃ dadau

Translation

Darauf vollzog Padmabhū (Brahmā) die Abhiṣeka-Weihe, verehrte die Liṅgas in rechter Weise und, nachdem er die Mittagsriten vollendet hatte, gewährte er mir aus Zuneigung eine Gabe, einen Segen.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — then

• abhiṣecanam: ablution
• abhiṣecanam: Karma (Object of kṛtvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣecana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘अभिषेचनम्’ = ablution/sprinkling

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/gerund) — having done

• liṃgāni: liṅgas
• liṃgāni: Karma (Object of abhyarcya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — ‘लिङ्गानि’

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√arc (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्/gerund) — having worshipped

• padmabhūḥ: Padmabhū (Brahmā)
• padmabhūḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘पद्मभूः’ = he who is born from the lotus (Brahmā)

• madhyāhna-kṛtyam: midday rite
• madhyāhna-kṛtyam: Karma (Object of saṃsādhya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘मध्याह्नकृत्यम्’ = midday rite/duty

• saṃsādhya: having completed
• saṃsādhya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sādh (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्/gerund) — having accomplished/completed

• mama: to me / my
• mama: Sampradana/Relation (Recipient/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — ‘मम’ = of me/to me (my)

• premṇā: with affection
• premṇā: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘प्रेम्णा’ = with affection

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘वरम्’ = boon

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘ददौ’ = gave

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha-sannidhau Abhiṣeka-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kuru-śreṣṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā pours sanctified water in abhiṣeka over the liṅga(s); offerings are arranged; after completing madhyāhna rites, he turns with gentle affection to grant a boon to the narrator (Skanda).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmabhū)
• Śiva-liṅga
• Abhiṣeka
• Madhyāhna-kṛtya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual discipline joined with devotion (snāna/abhiṣeka and pūjā) is shown to invite divine grace and boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha, as the setting where Brahmā performs abhiṣeka and worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (ritual ablution), liṅga-pūjā (worship of the Śiva-liṅga), and completion of madhyāhna-kṛtya (midday duties).