Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ये शिवस्य प्रयच्छति दर्प्पणं सुमहाप्रभम् । भविष्यंति शिवस्याग्रे पार्षदत्वेन ते नराः

Transliteration

ye śivasya prayacchati darppaṇaṃ sumahāprabham | bhaviṣyaṃti śivasyāgre pārṣadatvena te narāḥ

Translation

Wer Śiva einen prächtigen, weithin leuchtenden Spiegel darbringt, der wird vor Śiva als pārṣada, als göttlicher Gefährte und Diener, weilen.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva, to Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्धः

• प्रयच्छन्ति: offer, give
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; पाठे ‘प्रयच्छति’ (एकवचन) इति—अर्थानुसारं बहुवचनं अपेक्षितम्

• दर्पणम्: mirror
• दर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सुमहाप्रभम्: very splendid, greatly lustrous
• सुमहाप्रभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महा + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक); components: सु(उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + महा(पूर्वपद) + प्रभ(प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying दर्पणम्)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अग्रे: in the presence (in front)
• अग्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणार्थे (in front/presence)

• पार्षदत्वेन: as attendants (with attendant-hood)
• पार्षदत्वेन: Karaṇa (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षदत्व (प्रातिपदिक); from पार्षद + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; प्रकार/हेतुभाव (as/with the status of)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Correlative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative pronoun)

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘ते’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Lomaśa (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (context) / Śiva-sannidhi (general)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/householders (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents a bright, polished mirror to Śiva’s shrine; the mirror catches lamp-light, reflecting the sanctum glow; attendants and priests witness the offering.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārṣadas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional gifting (dāna) to Śiva is not mere charity; it is sevā that grants intimate nearness to the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Śiva-temple milieu implied by Kedārakhaṇḍa, where offerings to Mahādeva are praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: offering a radiant mirror (darpaṇa) to Śiva as a temple gift.