Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

द्वितीयेन करेंणैव मृगमांसं समर्पयत् । दण्डप्रणामसंयुक्तः संकल्पं मनसाऽकरोत्

Transliteration

dvitīyena kareṃṇaiva mṛgamāṃsaṃ samarpayat | daṇḍapraṇāmasaṃyuktaḥ saṃkalpaṃ manasā'karot

Translation

De sa seconde main, il offrit de la viande de cerf; puis, dans une prosternation totale (daṇḍa-praṇāma), il forma intérieurement son vœu (saṅkalpa).

Word by Word

• द्वितीयेन: with the second
• द्वितीयेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• करेण: with (his) hand
• करेण: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle/emphasis)

• मृगमांसम्: deer-meat
• मृगमांसम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + मांस (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म/Object), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मृगस्य मांसम्)

• समर्पयत्: offered/presented
• समर्पयत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• दण्डप्रणामसंयुक्तः: joined with a prostration like a staff (full prostration)
• दण्डप्रणामसंयुक्तः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड + प्रणाम + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्ता/Subject), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दण्डप्रणामेन संयुक्तः)

• संकल्पम्: a resolve/vow
• संकल्पम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म/Object), एकवचनम्

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• अकरोत्: made/did
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kirāta (hunter) in simple forest attire offers deer-meat with one hand before a Śiva shrine, then performs a full daṇḍa-praṇāma, eyes lowered, forming an inner vow; Himalayan wilderness surrounds the small temple.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Kirāta (hunter, implied by offering)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva responds to inner resolve (saṅkalpa) and humility (praṇāma), even when the devotee’s offerings reflect their life-context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where the narrative frames the power of devotion offered to the liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daṇḍa-praṇāma (full prostration) and saṅkalpa (mental vow) as integral parts of worship.