Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

चामराणि प्रयच्छंति देवदेवस्य शूलिनः । चामरैर्वीज्यपानास्ते भविष्यंति जगत्त्रय

Transliteration

cāmarāṇi prayacchaṃti devadevasya śūlinaḥ | cāmarairvījyapānāste bhaviṣyaṃti jagattraya

Translation

Wer dem dreizacktragenden Herrn, dem Gott der Götter, Cāmara-Fächer (Yakschwanzwedel) darbringt, wird in den drei Welten mit Cāmaras befächelt und wie mit königlichem Dienst geehrt.

Word by Word

• चामराणि: yak-tail fans (chowries)
• चामराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they offer/give
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present, 3rd person, Plural

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; Genitive, Singular, Masculine; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; Genitive, Singular, Masculine

• चामरैः: with chowries
• चामरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; Instrumental, Plural, Neuter

• वीज्य: having fanned
• वीज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (तुमुन्-न), Absolutive (Gerund); ‘having fanned’

• पानाः: (becoming) drinkers/imbibers (i.e., enjoying)
• पानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; (अर्थे—‘पानयुक्ताः/पानशीलाः’ इति विशेषणवत्)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Pronoun, Nominative, Plural

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Future, 3rd person, Plural

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतां त्रयम्)

Speaker

Lomaśa (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a stone Himalayan shrine, devotees wave white cāmara whisks before Śiva (Śūlin), with lamps and incense; the deity’s presence is felt as cool, royal sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śūlin, Deva-deva)
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering honour to Śiva through temple service returns as honour and auspicious dignity across realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śiva worship context; the verse praises offerings made in Śiva’s sacred precinct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: offering cāmara whisks for Śiva’s ritual service (upacāra).