Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

हेमपत्रे समालिख्य राजते वाथ कारयेत् । पादुकां चोत्तमां राजञ्छ्रीमातायै निवेदयेत्

Transliteration

hemapatre samālikhya rājate vātha kārayet | pādukāṃ cottamāṃ rājañchrīmātāyai nivedayet

Translation

L’ayant gravé sur une feuille d’or — ou l’ayant fait réaliser en argent —, ô Roi, qu’on offre à Śrīmātā une excellente paire de sandales (pādukā).

Word by Word

• हेमपत्रे: on a gold leaf/plate
• हेमपत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हेमस्य पत्रे)

• समालिख्य: having inscribed
• समालिख्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-लिख् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थ (absolutive); “having inscribed/drawn”

• राजते: shines, is resplendent
• राजते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• कारयेत्: should have (it) made
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (should cause to be made)

• पादुकाम्: a sandal (pair)
• पादुकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• उत्तमाम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• श्रीमातायै: to the auspicious Mother (Śrī-mother)
• श्रीमातायै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रीः माता यस्याः/श्री-समन्विता माता)

• निवेदयेत्: should offer, should present
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (should offer/present)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa (deductively a Purāṇic teacher addressing a King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents ornate pādukās before a radiant Devī (Śrīmātā); a scribe inscribes a sankalpa on a golden leaf or a silver plate; attendants hold trays of precious offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes tangible through reverent offerings; sacred gifts express surrender at the Goddess’s feet.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is situated in Dharmāraṇya’s sanctified context, though the verse highlights offerings rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare an inscribed gold leaf (or silver work) and offer excellent pādukās to Śrīmātā.