Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

एवं पंचामृतेनैव स्नपनीयो वृषध्वजः । पश्चादर्घ्यं प्रदातव्यं ताम्रपात्रेण धीमता । अनेनैव च मंत्रेण उमाकांतस्य तृष्टये

Transliteration

evaṃ paṃcāmṛtenaiva snapanīyo vṛṣadhvajaḥ | paścādarghyaṃ pradātavyaṃ tāmrapātreṇa dhīmatā | anenaiva ca maṃtreṇa umākāṃtasya tṛṣṭaye

Translation

Ainsi, Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) doit être baigné avec le pañcāmṛta. Ensuite, le sage offrira l’arghya dans un vase de cuivre, avec ce même mantra, pour la satisfaction d’Umākānta.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb) — thus

• पञ्चामृतेन: with the five-nectar mixture
• पञ्चामृतेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — with pañcāmṛta

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis) — indeed/only

• स्नपनीयः: should be bathed
• स्नपनीयः: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नप् (धातु) + स्नपनीय (कृदन्त, अनीयर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive/obligative) — to be bathed

• वृषध्वजः: Bull-bannered (Śiva)
• वृषध्वजः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष-ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन — he whose banner is the bull (Śiva)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (sequence adverb) — afterwards

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (water offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन — arghya-offering

• प्रदातव्यम्: should be offered
• प्रदातव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) + प्रदातव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive) — to be given

• ताम्रपात्रेण: with a copper vessel
• ताम्रपात्रेण: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र-पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — with a copper vessel

• धीमता: by the wise one
• धीमता: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — by the wise (person)

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — with this

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय — indeed

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

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — with the mantra

• उमाकान्तस्य: of Umā’s beloved
• उमाकान्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा-कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन — of Umā’s beloved (Śiva)

• तृष्टये: for satisfaction
• तृष्टये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन — for satisfaction/pleasure

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating ritual instructions within Kedāra Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The liṅga is bathed with pañcāmṛta in successive streams; afterward a copper vessel is raised to offer arghya while the mantra is recited for Umākānta’s satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vṛṣadhvaja
• Umākānta
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper sequence and reverence in ritual express dharma and invite Śiva’s satisfaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where Śiva’s worship is detailed as part of the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe Śiva with pañcāmṛta, then offer arghya in a copper vessel while reciting the prescribed mantra.