Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तथा गंगादिभिश्चन्यैर्मुनिभिः सनकादिभिः । प्रति पूजां कुरु क्षिप्रं पार्वत्याश्च त्रिलोचन । तदा शिवेन सा तन्वी पूजितार्घ्याक्षतादिभिः

Transliteration

tathā gaṃgādibhiścanyairmunibhiḥ sanakādibhiḥ | prati pūjāṃ kuru kṣipraṃ pārvatyāśca trilocana | tadā śivena sā tanvī pūjitārghyākṣatādibhiḥ

Translation

Asimismo, junto con Gaṅgā y los demás seres santos, y con los munis como Sanaka y los otros, realiza pronto el culto recíproco, oh Trílocana, también para Pārvatī. Entonces aquella Señora esbelta fue venerada por Śiva con ofrendas como el arghya y el akṣata (arroz intacto), y otras más.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Discourse/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तथैव (adverb: likewise)

• gaṅgā: of Gaṅgā (and others)
• gaṅgā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन (fem gen pl) (in compound relation)

• ādibhiḥ: by Gaṅgā and others
• ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gaṅgā-ādibhiḥ = 'by Gaṅgā and others')

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• anyaiḥ: by other (ones)
• anyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl)

• munibhiḥ: by sages
• munibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl)

• sanaka: of Sanaka (and others)
• sanaka: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन (masc gen pl) (in compound relation)

• ādibhiḥ: by Sanaka and others
• ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sanaka-ādibhiḥ = 'by Sanaka and others')

• prati: in return; towards
• prati: Pratiyogin/Direction (प्रत्यय/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रति (preposition: towards/for; here 'in return/reciprocally')

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (fem accusative sg)

• kuru: do; perform
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ); मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd sg, imperative)

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• pārvatyāḥ: of Pārvatī
• pārvatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन (fem genitive sg)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• trilocana: O three-eyed one
• trilocana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trilocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (masc vocative sg); समास: बहुव्रीहि (tri-locana = 'one who has three eyes')

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• śivena: by Śiva
• śivena: Karta (कर्ता) (agent of passive 'pūjitā')
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (masc instrumental sg)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of passive predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (fem nominative sg)

• tanvī: slender-bodied
• tanvī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (fem nominative sg)

• pūjitā: was worshipped
• pūjitā: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicate: 'was worshipped')
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• arghya: arghya-offerings
• arghya: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (neuter instrumental pl) (compound member)

• akṣata: unbroken rice
• akṣata: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (neuter instrumental pl) (compound member)

• ādibhiḥ: and other (offerings)
• ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl); समास: तत्पुरुष (arghya-akṣata-ādi = 'arghya, akṣata, etc.')

Speaker

Lomaśa (deduced from immediate narrative context in Kedārakhaṇḍa; speaker label appears at 65)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine assembly: Gaṅgā and sages like Sanaka urge Śiva to perform reciprocal worship of Pārvatī; Śiva offers arghya and akṣata to the slender Devī, completing the ritual symmetry.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Sanaka
• Śiva (Trilocana)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma in worship includes reverence to both Śiva and Śakti—honoring the divine couple through reciprocal pūjā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting frames the event, connecting the worship of Śiva–Pārvatī to Kedāra’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prati-pūjā (reciprocal worship) is urged, using standard offerings like arghya (water offering) and akṣata (unbroken rice).