Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

शक्रासनेऽभिषिक्तोऽसौ राज्यं प्राप्तः शतक्रतोः । शंभोर्गंधप्रदानाच्च पुष्पतांबूलसंयुतम्

Transliteration

śakrāsane'bhiṣikto'sau rājyaṃ prāptaḥ śatakratoḥ | śaṃbhorgaṃdhapradānācca puṣpatāṃbūlasaṃyutam

Translation

ശക്രാസനത്തിൽ അഭിഷിക്തനായ അവൻ ശതക്രതു (ഇന്ദ്രൻ)യുടെ രാജ്യം പ്രാപിച്ചു; ശംഭുവിന് പുഷ്പവും താംബൂലവും സഹിതം ഗന്ധം അർപ്പിച്ചതിന്റെ ഫലമായിരുന്നു അത്।

Word by Word

• śakra-āsane: on Śakra's throne
• śakra-āsane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (शक्रस्य आसने)

• abhiṣiktaḥ: was anointed
• abhiṣiktaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि (anointed/coronated)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• rājyam: kingdom/sovereignty
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• prāptaḥ: obtained
• prāptaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• śatakratoḥ: of Śatakratu (Indra)
• śatakratoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatakratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• gaṃdha-pradānāt: from the offering of fragrance
• gaṃdha-pradānāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃdha (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (गन्धस्य प्रदानम्)

• ca: and
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• puṣpa-tāṃbūla-saṃyutam: accompanied with flowers and betel
• puṣpa-tāṃbūla-saṃyutam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + tāṃbūla (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद (पुष्प-ताम्बूल) + तत्पुरुष (सम्युतम् = युक्तम्)

Speaker

Sūta narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Śambhu-arcana (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal abhiṣeka-like consecration places the gambler upon Śakrāsana; divine attendants pour sanctified waters, while offerings of fragrance, flowers, and betel are presented to Śambhu, whose unseen grace empowers the coronation.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra/Śatakratu)
• Śiva (Śambhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-upacāra (simple devotional offerings) can yield immense merit; even small worship acts have powerful karmic fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), highlighting the greatness of Śiva worship associated with this pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), and tāmbūla to Śiva (Śambhu) as devotional upacāras.