Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

सितया देवदेवेश स्नपनं क्रियतेऽधुना । गृहाण श्रद्धया दत्तां सुप्रसन्नो भव प्रभो

Transliteration

sitayā devadeveśa snapanaṃ kriyate'dhunā | gṛhāṇa śraddhayā dattāṃ suprasanno bhava prabho

Translation

हे देवदेवेश! आता मी तुला साखरेने स्नान घालतो. श्रद्धेने अर्पिलेली ही अर्पण-पूजा स्वीकार; हे प्रभो, अत्यंत प्रसन्न हो.

Word by Word

• सितया: by Sītā
• सितया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन — with Sītā

• देवदेवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — O lord of gods

• स्नपनम्: ablution (ritual bathing)
• स्नपनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नपन (प्रातिपदिक; स्नप् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन — bathing/ablution

• क्रियते: is performed
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — is being done

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb) — now

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — accept!

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — with faith

• दत्ताम्: given (offering)
• दत्ताम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि — given (f.)

• सुप्रसन्नः: very pleased
• सुप्रसन्नः: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन — very pleased

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — be!

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — O Lord

Speaker

A devotee/ritual performer addressing Śiva (as narrated in Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context by Sūta to the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāranātha (Kedāra-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs śiva-liṅga abhiṣeka with crystalline sugar-water, hands folded in śraddhā, with lamps and bilva leaves nearby; snowy Himalayan backdrop implied by Kedāra setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devadeveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faith) and purity of intent are central to receiving Śiva’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, the celebrated Śiva-sthāna in the Kedāra Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāpana/abhiṣeka using sugar (sitā) as part of the pañcāmṛta-style offerings.