Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 125

Devanagari script

मया दत्तं च ते पाद्यं पुष्पगंधसमन्वितम् । गृहाण देवदेवेश प्रसन्नो वरदो भव

Transliteration

mayā dattaṃ ca te pādyaṃ puṣpagaṃdhasamanvitam | gṛhāṇa devadeveśa prasanno varado bhava

Translation

Ich bringe Dir pādya dar — Wasser für die Füße, erfüllt vom Duft der Blumen. Nimm es an, o Herr der Götter, und gewähre, erfreut, Segnungen.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — by me

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — given

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction) — and

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (Dative/Genitive), एकवचन — to you/your

• पाद्यम्: pādya (water for washing feet)
• पाद्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — foot-washing water

• पुष्पगन्धसमन्वितम्: accompanied by floral fragrance
• पुष्पगन्धसमन्वितम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प-गन्ध-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; समन्वि धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — endowed with flower-fragrance

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — accept!

• देवदेवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — O lord of gods

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — pleased

• वरदः: giver of boons
• वरदः: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — boon-giving

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — be!

Speaker

A devotee/ritual performer addressing Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small vessel of flower-scented water is offered at the base of the liṅga as pādya; garlands and bilva leaves frame the sanctum; the devotee prays for boons.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devadeveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring Śiva through traditional upacāras expresses loving reverence and invites blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra tīrtha, presented with detailed worship offerings in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering pādya (foot-washing water) scented with flowers as an upacāra to Śiva.