Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

ततो यथाशक्ति श्वेतमुकुटमुद्रिकादिभूषणानि दद्यात् अनेन मंत्रेण । मुकुटो रत्ननद्धोऽयं मुद्रिकां भूषणानि च । अलंकारं गृहणेमं मया भक्त्या समर्पितम्

Transliteration

tato yathāśakti śvetamukuṭamudrikādibhūṣaṇāni dadyāt anena maṃtreṇa | mukuṭo ratnanaddho'yaṃ mudrikāṃ bhūṣaṇāni ca | alaṃkāraṃ gṛhaṇemaṃ mayā bhaktyā samarpitam

Translation

Then, according to one’s capacity, one should offer ornaments such as a white crown and rings, with this mantra: “This crown is set with jewels, along with rings and other ornaments. Please accept this adornment, offered by me in devotion.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर) — ‘then’

• yathāśakti: as able
• yathāśakti: Sambandha (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, अव्यय — ‘according to ability’

• śveta-mukuṭa-mudrikā-ādi-bhūṣaṇāni: ornaments like white crown and rings
• śveta-mukuṭa-mudrikā-ādi-bhūṣaṇāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक) + mukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + mudrikā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — accusative plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ‘ornaments such as white crown, rings, etc.’

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा/दान) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘should give’

• anena: with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• maṃtreṇa: by the mantra
• maṃtreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular

• mukuṭaḥ: crown
• mukuṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular

• ratna-naddhaḥ: studded with jewels
• ratna-naddhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + naddha (√nah/नह्, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त) ‘नद्ध’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘bound/adorned with jewels’

• ayam: this
• ayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘this’ (agreeing with mukuṭaḥ)

• mudrikām: ring
• mudrikām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudrikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular ‘ring’

• bhūṣaṇāni: ornaments
• bhūṣaṇāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — accusative plural ‘ornaments’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• alaṃkāram: ornament
• alaṃkāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular ‘ornamentation’

• gṛhāṇa: accept
• gṛhāṇa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘accept!’

• imam: this
• imam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘this’ (agreeing with alaṃkāram)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण/कर्ता), एकवचन — instrumental singular ‘by me’

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — instrumental singular ‘with devotion’

• samarpitam: offered
• samarpitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√arp (अर्प्) (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त) ‘समर्पित’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular agreeing with alaṃkāram; ‘offered’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity is adorned with a white crown set with jewels; rings and ornaments are presented on a tray; the devotee’s hands are in offering posture, emphasizing ‘bhaktyā samarpitam’.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is measured by sincerity, not luxury—one offers ornaments ‘as able’ and sanctifies possessions through bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a general instruction for Sūrya-pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer alaṅkāra—crown, rings, and ornaments—while reciting a dedication mantra.