Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणानमस्कारैर्नृत्यगीतैश्च पूजनैः । त्वामर्चयंति ये मर्त्याः कृतार्थास्ते गतांहसः

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇānamaskārairnṛtyagītaiśca pūjanaiḥ | tvāmarcayaṃti ye martyāḥ kṛtārthāste gatāṃhasaḥ

Translation

Les mortels qui T’adorent par les circumambulations, les prosternations, les danses, les chants et les offrandes, ceux-là accomplissent leur but et leurs fautes sont effacées.

Word by Word

• pradakṣiṇā-namaskāraiḥ: with circumambulations and salutations
• pradakṣiṇā-namaskāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + namaskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (प्रदक्षिणाश्च नमस्काराश्च)

• nṛtya-gītaiḥ: with dances and songs
• nṛtya-gītaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + gīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (नृत्यानि च गीतानि च)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pūjanaiḥ: with acts of worship
• pūjanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• arcayanti: worship
• arcayanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• martyāḥ: mortals
• martyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• kṛta-arthāḥ: fulfilled, successful
• kṛta-arthāḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अर्थः येषाम्)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• gata-aṃhasaḥ: freed from sin
• gata-aṃhasaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (√gam धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त) + aṃhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गतं अंहः येषाम्)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (within the praise of Arunachaleshvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of devotees circumambulates Aruṇācala; some prostrate, others sing and dance with cymbals and drums, while priests offer lamps and flowers—an atmosphere of joyous, purifying worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Aruṇācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Embodied devotion—circumambulation, reverence, and heartfelt worship—purifies and fulfills life’s purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, where worship of Śiva grants pāpa-kṣaya and kṛtārthatā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation), namaskāra (prostration), and devotional worship with gīta-nṛtya (song and dance).