Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

दंपती तौ तदा तत्र ऐकपद्येन नंदतुः । अभिषिच्यमान ऋषिभिरावृतः सुरसत्तमैः

Transliteration

daṃpatī tau tadā tatra aikapadyena naṃdatuḥ | abhiṣicyamāna ṛṣibhirāvṛtaḥ surasattamaiḥ

Translation

Dort und in jenem Augenblick frohlockte das göttliche Paar in vollkommener Eintracht. Das Kind wurde von den Weisen mit der Abhiṣeka-Weihe gesalbt und von den erlesensten Göttern umgeben.

Word by Word

• दंपती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दंपती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक; दम्+पति इति समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचनम्; दम्पती = दम्पतिद्वन्द्वः (दमः/गृहः + पति)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• ऐकपद्येन: with/through a single verse (one pāda)
• ऐकपद्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐकपद्य (प्रातिपदिक; एक+पद्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; साधन/प्रकारवाचकः

• नन्दतुः: rejoiced
• नन्दतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), द्विवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• अभिषिच्यमानः: being anointed
• अभिषिच्यमानः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि+सिच् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्तः (Present passive participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• आवृतः: surrounded
• आवृतः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+वृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• सुरसत्तमैः: by the best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमैः: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर+सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; सत्तम = श्रेष्ठतम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Auspicious anointing of the divine child amid a radiant Himalayan sacred setting; sages pour consecrated waters while gods form a luminous circle; Śiva and Pārvatī rejoice in perfect concord.

Characters & Entities

• Divine couple (Śiva-Pārvatī)
• Ṛṣis
• Suras (gods)
• Abhiṣeka (anointing)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration (abhiṣeka) symbolizes the recognition of divine presence and the collective joy of dharmic communities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, depicted as worthy of celestial participation in sacred rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka—ceremonial anointing—performed by sages, with the devas attending as witnesses and honor-guard.