Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

अभ्यंगं तिलतैलेन रामेश्वरशिवस्य यः । करोति हि सकृद्भक्त्या स कुबेरगृहे वसेत्

Transliteration

abhyaṃgaṃ tilatailena rāmeśvaraśivasya yaḥ | karoti hi sakṛdbhaktyā sa kuberagṛhe vaset

Translation

Quiconque, ne fût-ce qu’une seule fois et avec dévotion, accomplit l’onction d’huile (abhyaṅga) avec de l’huile de sésame pour Śiva de Rāmeśvara, demeure dans la demeure de Kubera.

Word by Word

• अभ्यङ्गम्: oil-anointing (massage)
• अभ्यङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिलतैलेन: with sesame oil
• तिलतैलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तिलस्य तैलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• रामेश्वरशिवस्य: of Rāmeśvara-Śiva
• रामेश्वरशिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामेश्वर + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—रामेश्वरः शिवः (कर्मधारय)

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

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb): 'once'

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• कुबेरगृहे: in Kubera’s house
• कुबेरगृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कुबेरस्य गृहम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वसेत्: would dwell/should dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (Rāmeśvara-Śiva)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rṣi/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest gently anoints the liṅga or Śiva emblem with sesame oil; the oil gleams under lamp-light, while Kubera is envisioned in the periphery as guardian of wealth, seated with a treasure pot.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara
• Śiva
• Kubera

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a single sincere act of service to Rāmeśvara Śiva is said to yield exalted, prosperity-associated results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara (Rāmeśvaram) in the Setu region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhyaṅga (anointing) of Rāmeśvara Śiva with sesame oil (tila-taila).