Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स्तंभेश्वरं ततो देवं गन्धपुष्पैः प्रपूजयेत् । वाजपेयफलं प्राप्य मोदते रुद्रसद्मानि

Transliteration

staṃbheśvaraṃ tato devaṃ gandhapuṣpaiḥ prapūjayet | vājapeyaphalaṃ prāpya modate rudrasadmāni

Translation

Kemudian hendaklah dipuja Dewa Staṃbheśvara dengan wewangian dan bunga; setelah memperoleh buah pahala korban suci Vājapeya, ia bersukacita di kediaman-kediaman Rudra.

Word by Word

• स्तम्भेश्वरम्: Stambheśvara
• स्तम्भेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; स्तम्भ + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Temporal (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्धपुष्पैः: with fragrances and flowers
• गन्धपुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध-पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक; गन्ध + पुष्प)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; साधन (means)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाजपेयफलम्: the fruit (merit) of the Vājapeya sacrifice
• वाजपेयफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय-फल (प्रातिपदिक; वाजपेय + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु; प्र + √आप्) (कृदन्त: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-सम)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (Gerund/ल्यप्), 'having obtained'

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रुद्रसद्मानि: the abodes of Rudra
• रुद्रसद्मानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-सद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + सद्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating the Māhātmya (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Staṃbheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers fragrant sandal paste and fresh flowers to the Staṃbheśvara liṅga; the sanctum is lit by lamps; a subtle vision of Rudra’s radiant abode appears as the promised fruit; Vājapeya symbolism (soma vessel/altar motifs) is hinted in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Staṃbheśvara
• Rudra
• Vājapeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, heartfelt pūjā at a powerful Śaiva site can grant results comparable to great Vedic sacrifices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Staṃbheśvara—Śiva worshipped in this Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Staṃbheśvara using gandha (fragrance) and puṣpa (flowers).