Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

अर्घ्योऽसि त्वमुमाकांत अर्घेणानेन वै प्रभो । गृहाण त्वं मया दत्तं प्रसन्नो भव शंकर

Transliteration

arghyo'si tvamumākāṃta argheṇānena vai prabho | gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mayā dattaṃ prasanno bhava śaṃkara

Translation

Ô Umākānta, Tu es digne de l’arghya ; ainsi, ô Seigneur, reçois cet arghya que je T’offre. Sois satisfait, ô Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यः: worthy of arghya
• अर्घ्यः: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन — worthy of arghya

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — you are

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन — you

• उमाकान्त: O Umā’s beloved
• उमाकान्त: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा-कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — O Umā’s beloved

• अर्घेण: with arghya
• अर्घेण: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — with arghya-water

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle) — indeed

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — O Lord

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — accept!

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — you

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — by me

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — given

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — pleased

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — be!

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — O Śaṅkara

Speaker

A devotee/ritual performer addressing Śiva (within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa ritual sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee lifts a copper vessel and pours arghya before the liṅga, lips forming the address ‘Umākānta’; the sanctum glows with lamps and flower fragrance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Umākānta
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seeing Śiva as supremely worthy of honor deepens humility and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where arghya and other upacāras are prescribed in the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya to Śiva with a direct acceptance-prayer mantra.