Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

दीयसे धर्मतत्त्वज्ञैर्मानुषाणां विशोधनम् । स्तुतस्तन्दुल सत्येन धर्मतस्त्रातुमर्हसि

Transliteration

dīyase dharmatattvajñairmānuṣāṇāṃ viśodhanam | stutastandula satyena dharmatastrātumarhasi

Translation

Tu es administré par ceux qui connaissent la vérité du dharma pour la purification des êtres humains. Ô grain de riz, loué par la Vérité : par le dharma, tu es digne de protéger (et de justifier).

Word by Word

• दीयसे: you are given
• दीयसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — “you are given/you are bestowed” (passive sense)

• धर्म-तत्त्व-ज्ञैः: by knowers of dharma’s truth
• धर्म-तत्त्व-ज्ञैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मस्य तत्त्वं; तस्य ज्ञाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — “by knowers of dharma-truth”

• मानुषाणाम्: of humans
• मानुषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — “of humans”

• विशोधनम्: purification
• विशोधनम्: Karma/Prayojana (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — “purification” (predicate/goal)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — “praised” (addressing ‘तन्दुल’)

• तन्दुल: O rice-grain
• तन्दुल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्दुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — संबोधनम्

• सत्येन: by truth
• सत्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — “by truth/with truth”

• धर्मतः: duly
• धर्मतः: Adverbial modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धर्मतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — यथान्यायम् (duly/according to dharma)

• त्रातुम्: to protect
• त्रातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), “to protect/save”

• अर्हसि: you ought/are able
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — “you are worthy/you ought”

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhaṭṭāditya/Savitṛ witness-setting (implied)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on consecrated rice grains glowing subtly as the mantra addresses them; the Sun’s rays fall like a seal of truth upon the vessel.

Characters & Entities

• Satyam (Truth, as principle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth (satya) and dharma are invoked as the real protectors; ritual objects become instruments only when aligned with these principles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Bhaṭṭāditya-related sacred context where dharmic purification is believed to be especially potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A mantra-address to the rice-grain is recited, treating it as a dharmic agent for human purification and protection.