Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः केदारमासाद्य संस्नाप्य विधिवत्प्रिये । पूजयित्वा विचित्राभिः पुष्पमालाभिरीश्वरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kedāramāsādya saṃsnāpya vidhivatpriye | pūjayitvā vicitrābhiḥ puṣpamālābhirīśvaram

Translation

Ensuite, parvenu à Kedāra, ô bien-aimée, il le baigna selon le rite prescrit; puis il adora Īśvara avec d’étonnantes guirlandes de fleurs.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then/thereafter'

• केदारम्: Kedāra (holy place)
• केदारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः — 'having reached/approached'

• संस्नाप्य: having bathed (ritually)
• संस्नाप्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः — 'having bathed/washed (ritually)'

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'according to rule/rite'

• प्रिये: O dear one
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बोधन)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः — 'having worshipped'

• विचित्राभिः: with various/beautiful
• विचित्राभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पुष्पमालाभिः)

• पुष्पमालाभिः: with garlands of flowers
• पुष्पमालाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुष्पस्य माला)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord (Īśvara)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Prabhāsa-associated)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: priye (addressed beloved, likely the interlocutrix in the narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Kedāra shrine: the devotee performs abhiṣeka, streams of water glistening over the liṅga; attendants hold trays of vivid garlands, and the sanctum is fragrant with flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra
• Īśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual correctness (vidhi) and loving devotion expressed through offerings are central to tīrtha worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (a shrine/tīrtha reached within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra circuit) and the worship of Īśvara there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ceremonial bathing/ablution (saṃsnāpya) performed according to rite, followed by worship with flower garlands.