Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पायुरोधेन संयुक्तं ब्रह्मचर्यसमन्वितम् । स्तुतिपाठेन संयुक्तं पादोदकविभूषितम्

Transliteration

pāyurodhena saṃyuktaṃ brahmacaryasamanvitam | stutipāṭhena saṃyuktaṃ pādodakavibhūṣitam

Translation

ഇത് ഇന്ദ്രിയനിയന്ത്രണത്തോടുകൂടി, ബ്രഹ്മചര്യാനുഷ്ഠാനത്തോടെ സമന്വിതം; സ്തുതിപാരായണത്തോടുകൂടി, പ്രഭുവിന്റെ പാദോദകത്താൽ വിഭൂഷിതം.

Word by Word

• pāyu: of the anus
• pāyu: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• rodhena: by restraint, blocking
• rodhena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• saṃyuktam: joined with
• saṃyuktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• brahma: sacred (brahman)
• brahma: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• carya: conduct, practice
• carya: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• samanvitam: endowed with
• samanvitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anv-i (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• stuti: of praise
• stuti: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठī), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• pāṭhena: by recitation
• pāṭhena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• saṃyuktam: accompanied by
• saṃyuktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pāda: of the feet
• pāda: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• udaka: water
• udaka: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• vibhūṣitam: adorned with
• vibhūṣitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-bhūṣ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Nārada (contextual attribution within the Arjuna–Nārada dialogue in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A restrained vigil scene: devotees seated in disciplined posture, chanting hymns; a priest offers pāda-udaka in a small vessel; worshippers anoint forehead with the sanctified water; the atmosphere is quiet and pure.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmacarya
• Pādodaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True religious observance is not merely external; it is perfected through restraint, brahmacarya, devotional praise, and reverence for sanctified offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the adhyāya’s tīrtha-centered narrative, but this particular line does not name the site explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance with brahmacarya, recitation of hymns (stuti-pāṭha), and use/reverence of pādodaka (sanctified foot-water).