Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

किंचिद्दानेन संतुष्टः पत्रेणापि तथैव च । तोयेनापि हि संतुष्टो महादेवो निरन्तरम्

Transliteration

kiṃciddānena saṃtuṣṭaḥ patreṇāpi tathaiva ca | toyenāpi hi saṃtuṣṭo mahādevo nirantaram

Translation

Махадева непрестанно бывает доволен—даже малым даром, даже одним листком, и так же даже водой.

Word by Word

• किंचित्: something, a little
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-परिमाण (indefinite)

• दानेन: by a gift
• दानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) → संतुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त)

• पत्रेण: by a leaf
• पत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Emphasis/Addition (अपि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तोयेन: by water
• तोयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Emphasis/Addition (अपि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (particle)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) → संतुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निरन्तरम्: constantly
• निरन्तरम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a stone liṅga offering a single leaf and a small pot of water; the shrine is simple, the devotee’s face earnest; Śiva’s grace shown as a gentle radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is pleased by sincerity, not expense—devotion sanctifies even the simplest offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is placed within Kedāra’s Śaiva sacred setting, encouraging accessible worship for pilgrims.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offerings in pūjā: even a small dāna, a leaf (patra), or water (toya) is acceptable when offered with devotion.