Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तदा तोयं तारकाय सहितः सर्वदैवतैः

Transliteration

tadā toyaṃ tārakāya sahitaḥ sarvadaivataiḥ

Translation

Alors, avec tous les dieux, il offrit cette eau en libation sacrée (tarpaṇa) à Tāraka.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (temporal adverb)

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (accusative) एकवचनम्

• तारकाय: to Tāraka
• तारकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (dative) एकवचनम्

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त, √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (nominative) एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) from √सह् ‘to accompany’; अर्थः: ‘accompanied/along with’

• सर्व-दैवतैः: with all the gods
• सर्व-दैवतैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (instrumental) बहुवचनम्; समासः: कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि दैवतानीति = all the deities)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative mode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pātāla-Gaṅgā (udaka used for tarpaṇa)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda stands by the sacred water with all devas assembled; he offers a libation of water with solemn composure, dedicating it to Tāraka.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Devas (all gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy water becomes spiritually potent when offered with collective reverence and right intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting continues at the Pātāla-Gaṅgā/Śaiva tīrtha context of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering sacred water as a dedicated libation (toya-offering/tarpaṇa-like act).