Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एवं प्राप्ता यत्र शंभुः सकलैः परिवारितः । आगत्य कलशैः साकं स्नापितो हि सदाशिवः । स्त्रीभिर्मंगलगीतेन सर्वाभरणभूषितः

Transliteration

evaṃ prāptā yatra śaṃbhuḥ sakalaiḥ parivāritaḥ | āgatya kalaśaiḥ sākaṃ snāpito hi sadāśivaḥ | strībhirmaṃgalagītena sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah mereka tiba di tempat Śambhu berdiri, dikelilingi oleh seluruh pengiring-Nya. Lalu Sadāśiva dimandikan dengan air suci yang dibawa dalam kalaśa (tempayan), sementara para wanita melagukan nyanyian bertuah; baginda bersinar, berhias dengan segala perhiasan.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• प्राप्ताः: having arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having arrived’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सकलैः: by all (attendants)
• सकलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (परिवारितः—परिवारकजनैः)

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having come’

• कलशैः: with pots (of water)
• कलशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with/together)

• स्नापितः: was bathed
• स्नापितः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक-धातु ‘स्नापयति’ से क्त-प्रत्यय (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was bathed’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेतु/निश्चयार्थ

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा+शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सदा शिवः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्त्रीभिः: by women
• स्त्रीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मङ्गलगितेन: with auspicious songs
• मङ्गलगितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल+गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मङ्गलं गीतम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वाभरणभूषितः: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्वाभरणभूषितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व+आभरण+भूषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (सर्वाणि आभरणानि येन भूषितः), क्त-कृदन्त ‘भूषित’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सदाशिवः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Sadāśiva) stands or is enthroned, surrounded by gaṇas; devotees pour water from shining kalaśas in streams; women sing maṅgala songs; Śiva gleams with layered ornaments, garlands, and a serene, all-pervading aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Sadāśiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual service—especially abhiṣeka performed with devotion—manifests reverence and draws divine grace in a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, praised through the description of Śiva’s ceremonial bathing and festival worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kalaśa-snāna/abhiṣeka of Śiva (bathing with waters brought in pots), accompanied by maṅgala-gīta (auspicious songs).