Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तया संपूजितो रुद्रो दध्यक्षतकुशादिभिः । मुदा परमया युक्ता पार्वती रुचिरानना

Transliteration

tayā saṃpūjito rudro dadhyakṣatakuśādibhiḥ | mudā paramayā yuktā pārvatī rucirānanā

Translation

तिने दही, अक्षत, कुश इत्यादींनी रुद्राची विधिपूर्वक पूजा केली; आणि परम आनंदाने युक्त, रुचिर मुखाची पार्वतीने ती आराधना पूर्ण केली।

Word by Word

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-instrument (कर्तृकरणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (fem instrumental sg)

• saṃpūjitaḥ: worshipped
• saṃpūjitaḥ: Karma (कर्म) (as patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied 'was')
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (masc nominative sg)

• dadhi: curd
• dadhi: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (neuter instrumental pl) (compound member; collective)

• akṣata: unbroken rice
• akṣata: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (neuter instrumental pl) (compound member)

• kuśa: kuśa grass
• kuśa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl) (compound member)

• ādibhiḥ: and other (items)
• ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl); समास: इतरेतर/तत्पुरुष-समाहार (dadhi-akṣata-kuśa-ādi = 'curd, rice, kuśa, etc.')

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Hetu/Instrument (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (fem instrumental sg) (भाववाचक)

• paramayā: supreme; great
• paramayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (fem instrumental sg)

• yuktā: endowed; joined (with)
• yuktā: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate of Pārvatī)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle, used adjectivally); स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (fem nominative sg)

• rucira: beautiful-faced
• rucira: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (fem nom sg); समास: कर्मधारय (rucira-ānanā = 'she whose face is beautiful')

• ānanā: face (as descriptor)
• ānanā: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (fem nom sg) (compound member)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, radiant and joyful, performs Rudra-pūjā with curd, akṣata, and kuśa; Śiva receives worship with tranquil acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Pārvatī
• Dadhi
• Akṣata
• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti joined with proper worship (pūjā) transforms emotion into dharma—joy becomes an offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s holy setting, where Śiva-pūjā is presented as the heart of auspicious rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā using dadhi (curd), akṣata, kuśa, and related items as traditional offerings.