Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अतोषयन्नारदाद्या अनेकालीकसंयुताः । तथा चण्डीगणाः सर्वे बभुजुः कृतभाजनाः

Transliteration

atoṣayannāradādyā anekālīkasaṃyutāḥ | tathā caṇḍīgaṇāḥ sarve babhujuḥ kṛtabhājanāḥ

Translation

നാരദാദികൾ കാളികയുടെ അനേകം സംഘങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം തൃപ്തിയും സന്തോഷവും നേടി; അതുപോലെ ചണ്ഡീഗണങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും വിധിപൂർവ്വം പങ്ക് ലഭിച്ച് പ്രസാദം ഭുജിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• अतोषयन्: they satisfied/pleased
• अतोषयन्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘अतोषयन्’ = तुष्-णिच् (causative) (they pleased/satisfied)

• नारदाद्याः: Nārada and others
• नारदाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद+आदि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘नारदः आदिः येषाम्’ इति (Nārada and others)

• अनेकालीकसंयुताः: endowed with many playful acts
• अनेकालीकसंयुताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक+आलीक+संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘अनेकैः आलीकैः संयुताः’ (endowed with many playful/varied acts)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise)

• चण्डीगणाः: Caṇḍī’s attendants
• चण्डीगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी+गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘चण्ड्याः गणाः’ (attendants of Caṇḍī)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• बभुजुः: they ate/enjoyed
• बभुजुः: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person plural)

• कृतभाजनाः: with prepared vessels
• कृतभाजनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत+भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘कृतं भाजनं येषाम्’ (having prepared vessels/with prepared bowls)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative mode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada and other sages rejoice; multiple Kālīkā groups and all Caṇḍī hosts, having been duly served, partake of the offerings in a grand sacred banquet.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kālīkā
• Caṇḍī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred offerings, when made in proper order and reverence, harmonize and satisfy even fierce divine hosts, affirming dharma through ritual propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (Kedarnath region) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied is the orderly distribution of offerings (naivedya/bali) to attendant gaṇas—“kṛtabhājanāḥ,” i.e., portions properly arranged and served.