Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

आरार्तिकं भ्रामयित्वा अर्तिहीनः प्रजायते । कृत्वा शीतलिकां तापैर्मुच्यते दोष संभवैः

Transliteration

ārārtikaṃ bhrāmayitvā artihīnaḥ prajāyate | kṛtvā śītalikāṃ tāpairmucyate doṣa saṃbhavaiḥ

Translation

En faisant tournoyer l’ārārtika (offrande de la lampe), l’homme devient exempt d’afflictions. En accomplissant le rite de Śītalikā, il est délivré des tourments brûlants et des fautes qui font naître la souffrance.

Word by Word

• ārārtikam: ārati (ritual lamp-waving)
• ārārtikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• bhrāmayitvā: having waved (it)
• bhrāmayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhram (धातु) [णिजन्त causative: bhrāmaya-]
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) of causative, अव्यय; ‘having caused to revolve/waved’

• arti-hīnaḥ: free from affliction
• arti-hīnaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमाना)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arti (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अर्तेः हीनः = पीडारहितः)

• prajāyate: is born; becomes
• prajāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय

• śītalikām: a cooling rite/act (śītalikā)
• śītalikām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śītalikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• tāpaiḥ: from fevers/heat (torments)
• tāpaiḥ: Apadana (Ablative sense/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/अपादानार्थे), बहुवचन

• mucyate: is released
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातu)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे—‘is freed’

• doṣa-saṃbhavaiḥ: from fault-born (ailments)
• doṣa-saṃbhavaiḥ: Apadana (Ablative sense/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/अपादानार्थे), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दोषेभ्यः सम्भवाः/दोषसम्भवाः)

Speaker

Śiva (as Kumāreśvara, in the Kumārikākhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devotee audience (unspecified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest circles a blazing multi-wick lamp before the liṅga; devotees’ faces glow in the light. In a second moment, the deity is anointed with sandal and bathed with cool water; a ceremonial fan wafts, evoking relief from heat and distress.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kumāreśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional ritual performed with faith—like ārati—purifies suffering and removes distress-causing impurities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara in the Guptakṣetra/Kumāreśvara-kṣetra context of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Waving the ārārtika (lamp-offering) and performing the Śītalikā cooling observance/rite.