Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

शतानन्दस्तु राजर्षिः गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैः सूक्तैर्वेदोक्तैः पर्यतोषयत्

Transliteration

śatānandastu rājarṣiḥ gandhapuṣpānulepanaiḥ | naivedyairvividhaiḥ sūktairvedoktaiḥ paryatoṣayat

Translation

Adapun raja resi Śatānanda menyenangkan Tuhan dengan wewangian, bunga dan minyak sapuan, dengan pelbagai persembahan makanan (naivedya), serta dengan kidung suci (sūkta) sebagaimana diperintahkan Veda.

Word by Word

• शतानन्दः: Śatānanda
• शतानन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानन्द (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः ऋषिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः: with perfumes, flowers, and unguents
• गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (गन्धाः च पुष्पाणि च अनुलेपनानि च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• नैवेद्यैः: with food-offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of नैवेद्यैः)

• सूक्तैः: with hymns
• सूक्तैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• वेदोक्तैः: prescribed in the Vedas
• वेदोक्तैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (वेदेन उक्ताः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of सूक्तैः)

• पर्यतोषयत्: satisfied; pleased
• पर्यतोषयत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + परि (उपसर्ग) → परितोषय (णिजन्त/causative)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Narrative voice

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śatānanda performs elaborate worship: sandal paste and perfumes, garlands and blossoms, trays of varied naivedya, while priests/attendants chant Vedic sūktas before the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Śatānanda
• Veda
• Śiva (implied recipient of worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual devotion becomes complete when offerings are joined with Veda-sanctioned praise and sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing Hāṭakeśvara-centered tīrtha setting in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where worship is performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with gandha, puṣpa, anulepana, naivedya, and Veda-ukta sūkta recitation.