Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अतसीतैलसंयुक्ता दीपा दत्ताः शिवालये । ते शिवं यांति संयुक्ताः कुलानां च शतेन वै

Transliteration

atasītailasaṃyuktā dīpā dattāḥ śivālaye | te śivaṃ yāṃti saṃyuktāḥ kulānāṃ ca śatena vai

Translation

Lampen, die im Śiva-Tempel dargebracht und mit Leinsamenöl (atasī) gefüllt sind—diese Spender gelangen zu Śiva, wahrlich begleitet von hundert Generationen ihres Geschlechts.

Word by Word

• atasī-taila-saṃyuktāḥ: combined with linseed oil
• atasī-taila-saṃyuktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atasī (प्रातिपदिक) + taila (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (√yuj धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अतसीतैलेन संयुक्ताः = combined with linseed/flax oil)

• dīpāḥ: lamps
• dīpāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• dattāḥ: given
• dattāḥ: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: datta (दा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—'given/offered'

• śiva-ālaye: in Śiva's temple
• śiva-ālaye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य आलयः)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṃyuktāḥ: together/associated
• saṃyuktāḥ: Kriya-viseshana (State of subject/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyukta (√yuj धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—'joined/associated'

• kulānām: of families/lineages
• kulānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• śatena: with/by a hundred
• śatena: Sahakari/Parimana (Measure/परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (by/with a hundred)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-ālaya (Kedāra context)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers linseed-oil lamps before the liṅga; behind him, a symbolic procession of ancestors and descendants (hundred generations) stands purified and radiant, moving toward Śiva’s light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional charity to Śiva benefits not only the devotee but also uplifts the devotee’s lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śivālaya within Kedārakhaṇḍa is implied; the emphasis is on temple-offering as sacred practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer lamps with atasī (linseed) oil in a Śiva temple.