Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततः प्रविश्य वै तस्मिन्देवीमासाद्य पांडवाः । पिंडकाद्यं तत्र मुक्त्वा तृषा प्रैक्षि जलं तदा

Transliteration

tataḥ praviśya vai tasmindevīmāsādya pāṃḍavāḥ | piṃḍakādyaṃ tatra muktvā tṛṣā praikṣi jalaṃ tadā

Translation

Alors, entrant en ce lieu et s’approchant de la Déesse, les Pāṇḍava y déposèrent les offrandes de piṇḍa et autres présents; puis, tourmentés par la soif, ils cherchèrent de l’eau alentour.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ (thereafter)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र√विश् (धातु) → प्रविश्य (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘प्रविश्य’ (having entered)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात, निश्चयार्थक) — ‘वै’ (indeed)

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — ‘तस्मिन्’ (in that place)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — ‘देवीम्’ (the goddess)

• आसाद्य: having approached
• आसाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√सद् (धातु) → आसाद्य (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त — ‘आसाद्य’ (having reached/approached)

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘पाण्डवाः’

• पिण्डक-आद्यम्: food/provisions etc.
• पिण्डक-आद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — तत्पुरुष: ‘पिण्डकादि’ (piṇḍaka etc.; provisions/food etc.)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — ‘तत्र’ (there)

• मुक्त्वा: having left behind
• मुक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त — ‘मुक्त्वा’ (having left/abandoned)

• तृषा: thirst
• तृषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘तृषा’ (thirst) (here: ‘thirst arose/was present’)

• प्रैक्षि: sought; looked for
• प्रैक्षि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अद्यतनभूत/Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘प्रैक्षि’ (he/she/it looked for/sought); here impersonal/elliptic with ‘तृषा’

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — ‘जलम्’ (water)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — ‘तदा’ (then)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the shrine precinct, the Pāṇḍavas place piṇḍa offerings on a clean spot near the Devī; their faces show thirst and urgency as they scan for a nearby water source—perhaps a small kuṇḍa or spring beyond the shrine steps.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Devī (Goddess)
• Piṇḍa (offering)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a holy place, one approaches the deity with reverence and offerings before attending to personal needs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Devī-associated sacred area leading to a kuṇḍa (pond), later explicitly called Devī-kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Piṇḍa and related offerings are placed at the sacred spot before proceeding further.