Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा पिंडान्वटे कृत्वा पूजयन्मां च सिद्धभाक् । सदा योऽभ्यर्चयेन्मां च ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः

Transliteration

snātvā piṃḍānvaṭe kṛtvā pūjayanmāṃ ca siddhabhāk | sadā yo'bhyarcayenmāṃ ca brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ

Translation

Having bathed, and having offered piṇḍa-oblations at the banyan tree, and worshipping Me, he becomes a recipient of siddhi. Whoever always worships Me—abiding in brahmacarya and with senses conquered—attains that fulfillment.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having bathed’

• पिण्डान्: rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वटे: at the banyan tree
• वटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having made/done’

• पूजयन्: worshipping
• पूजयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘worshipping’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सिद्धभाक्: partaking of success; successful
• सिद्धभाक्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + भाज् (धातु)
• Form: भाक् (भाज्-धातोः क्विप्/क्विन्-प्रत्ययान्त) ‘partaker’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषभावः—‘सिद्धिं भजते’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• अभ्यर्चयेत्: should worship
• अभ्यर्चयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गयुक्त

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ब्रह्मचारी: a celibate student (brahmacārin)
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘जितानि इन्द्रियाणि येन सः’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhavaṭa (for piṇḍa) within Siddheyā-kṣetra

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bathes at a sacred water source, then under a vast banyan (Siddhavaṭa) offers piṇḍas on darbha, followed by worship at a shrine; the pilgrim is depicted as restrained and serene, with minimal possessions, embodying brahmacarya and sense-control.

Characters & Entities

• Piṇḍa
• Vaṭa (banyan tree)
• Snāna
• Brahmacarya
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of conduct (brahmacarya, sense-control) combined with tīrtha-rituals (bath, offerings, worship) leads to siddhi and divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddhakūpa area, with a sacred vaṭa (banyan) connected to ancestor offerings and worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing), piṇḍa offerings at a banyan tree, and continuous worship (abhyarcana), especially with brahmacarya and sense-restraint.