Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

सवृषं ताम्रपत्रे च वस्त्रेण परिगुंठिते । स्थापयित्वोमया सार्द्धं नानाबोगसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

savṛṣaṃ tāmrapatre ca vastreṇa pariguṃṭhite | sthāpayitvomayā sārddhaṃ nānābogasamanvitam

Translation

Zusammen mit dem Stier (Nandin) lege das Bildnis auf eine Kupferplatte und umhülle es mit einem Tuch; nachdem Śiva mit Umā eingesetzt ist, schmücke es mit vielfältigen Opfergaben und heiligen Genüssen.

Word by Word

• सवृषम्: together with the bull
• सवृषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समास: तत्पुरुष (वृषेण सह)

• ताम्रपत्रे: on a copper plate
• ताम्रपत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समास: तत्पुरुष (ताम्रस्य पत्रम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• वस्त्रेण: with a cloth
• वस्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिगुण्ठिते: wrapped/covered
• परिगुण्ठिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + गुण्ठ् (धातु) → परिगुण्ठित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; अत्र 'ताम्रपत्रे' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्थापयित्वा: having installed/placed
• स्थापयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) (णिच् causative: स्थापय) + त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सार्द्धम्: together
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (adverb/particle: together with)

• नानाभोगसमन्वितम्: endowed with various offerings/enjoyments
• नानाभोगसमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + भोग + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समास: तत्पुरुष (नानाभोगैः समन्वितः)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A copper plate on an altar, wrapped in clean cloth; upon it the silver bull and the golden Umāmaheśvara are installed; offerings—flowers, incense, lamps, fruits, sweets—arrayed in abundance for the concluding rite.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Umā
• Vṛṣabha (bull)
• Tāmrapātra (copper plate)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual hospitality to the Divine—offering bhoga and proper seating—cultivates reverence and inner generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context underlies the rite, but the verse is primarily procedural rather than geographic.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Install Umāmaheśa with the bull on a cloth-wrapped copper plate and present multiple offerings (bhoga/upacāras).