Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

अतो वासितपानीयैः स्नाप्यं चंदनचर्चितैः । मंजरीभिर्युतं देवं शालग्रामशिलाहरिम्

Transliteration

ato vāsitapānīyaiḥ snāpyaṃ caṃdanacarcitaiḥ | maṃjarībhiryutaṃ devaṃ śālagrāmaśilāharim

Translation

Ainsi, qu’on baigne Hari, présent sous la forme de la pierre Śāligrāma, avec des eaux parfumées et qu’on l’oigne de santal ; puis qu’on vénère ce Seigneur paré de fleurs de Tulasī.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (therefore)

• वासित-पानीयैः: with perfumed water
• वासित-पानीयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासित (कृदन्त, √वास्/√वा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; 'perfumed') + पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पानीय), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (वासितं पानीयम्)

• स्नाप्यम्: should be bathed
• स्नाप्यम्: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्ना (धातु) + ण्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (gerundive): 'to be bathed'

• चन्दन-चर्चितैः: with (things) anointed with sandal
• चन्दन-चर्चितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + चर्चित (कृदन्त, √चर्च् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (साधनानुसार), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (चन्दनेन चर्चित)

• मञ्जरीभिः: with flower-clusters
• मञ्जरीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• युतम्: accompanied/adorned
• युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त, √युज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवं विशेषयति (युक्तम् = endowed/combined)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शालग्राम-शिला-हरिम्: Hari in the form of the Śālagrāma stone
• शालग्राम-शिला-हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: शालग्रामस्य शिला (षष्ठी) + हरिः (सम्बन्ध) = 'Śālagrāma-stone (as) Hari'

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāligrāma (as movable tīrtha/deity)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee pours perfumed water over a Śāligrāma in a small silver basin, then anoints it with sandal paste; Tulasī-mañjarīs are arranged like a garland beside lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Śāligrāma
• Candana (sandal)
• Vāsita-pānīya (fragrant water)
• Mañjarī (blossoms)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent, sensory-rich worship (water, sandal, blossoms) is upheld as proper honor to Hari manifest in Śāligrāma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse centers on Śāligrāma worship practice rather than a named geographic tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe Śāligrāma-Hari with fragrant water, apply sandal paste, and adorn with mañjarī (blossoms).