Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

अर्घ्यपाद्यादिविधिना श्रद्धया तानपूजयन् । क्षणं विश्रम्य ते देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः

Transliteration

arghyapādyādividhinā śraddhayā tānapūjayan | kṣaṇaṃ viśramya te devā brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ

Translation

അവർ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ അർഘ്യം, പാദ്യം മുതലായ വിധികളാൽ അവരെ പൂജിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ബ്രഹ്മാ, വിഷ്ണു, ശിവൻ മുതലായ ദേവന്മാർ ക്ഷണമാത്രം അവിടെ വിശ്രമിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यपाद्यादिविधिना: by the procedure of arghya, pādya, etc.
• अर्घ्यपाद्यादिविधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य + पाद्य + आदि + विधि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अर्घ्य-पाद्य-आदि-सम्बन्धी विधिः)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपूजयन्: they worshipped
• अपूजयन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालावधि-अर्थे (for a moment)

• विश्रम्य: having rested
• विश्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + श्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having rested'

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

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and others
• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + शिव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ब्रह्मा-विष्णु-शिव-आदयः)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (Harikṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees present arghya and pādya vessels to the assembled gods—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva—who pause and rest briefly in the sacred grove; ritual trays with flowers, lamps, and water pots are prominent.

Characters & Entities

• Arghya
• Pādya
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful observance of pūjā-protocol sanctifies the encounter with the divine and embodies dharmic hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship occurs within Dharmāraṇya/Harikṣetra context, reinforcing the locale as a living theatre of divine visitation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with arghya and pādya—formal welcome offerings—is explicitly mentioned.