Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

दीपदानं प्रयच्छंति महादेवालये नराः । तेजस्विनो भविष्यंति ते त्रैलोक्यप्रदीपका

Transliteration

dīpadānaṃ prayacchaṃti mahādevālaye narāḥ | tejasvino bhaviṣyaṃti te trailokyapradīpakā

Translation

Ceux qui offrent des lampes dans le temple de Mahādeva deviendront rayonnants ; tels des lampes, ils illumineront les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• दीपदानम्: the gift of a lamp
• दीपदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दीपस्य दानम्)

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they offer
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present, 3rd person, Plural

• महादेवालये: in the temple of Mahādeva
• महादेवालये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative, Singular, Masculine; समासः—तत्पुरुष (महादेवस्य आलयः)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative, Plural, Masculine

• तेजस्विनः: radiant, brilliant
• तेजस्विनः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative, Plural, Masculine

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Future, 3rd person, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Pronoun, Nominative, Plural

• त्रैलोक्यप्रदीपकाः: lamps/illuminators of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यप्रदीपकाः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्तृ-पूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + प्रदीपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative, Plural, Masculine; समासः—तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य प्रदीपकाः)

Speaker

Lomaśa (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Mahādeva-ālaya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee places a bright lamp before the liṅga in a dark stone sanctum; the flame reflects on wet stone after abhiṣeka, making the shrine glow like a beacon.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Lighting lamps for Śiva symbolizes dispelling ignorance; the devotee gains spiritual brilliance and auspicious fame.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahādeva’s temple in the Kedāra-kṣetra context (Kedārakhaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīpa-dāna: offering/lighting lamps in Śiva’s temple.