Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

आराधितोऽयं भगवानरुणाद्रिपतिः शिवः । दृष्टो हरति पापानि सेवितो वांछितप्रदः

Transliteration

ārādhito'yaṃ bhagavānaruṇādripatiḥ śivaḥ | dṛṣṭo harati pāpāni sevito vāṃchitapradaḥ

Translation

พระศิวะผู้เป็นภควาน เจ้าแห่งอรุณาทรีนี้ เมื่อบูชาแล้ว เพียงได้เห็นก็ทรงขจัดบาป; และเมื่อปรนนิบัติด้วยภักติ ก็ประทานสิ่งที่ปรารถนา

Word by Word

• ārādhitaḥ: worshipped
• ārādhitaḥ: Karma (Patient/कर्म-भूत)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• aruṇa-adri-patiḥ: lord of Arunachala mountain
• aruṇa-adri-patiḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adri (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (aruṇādreḥ patiḥ)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭaḥ: when seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Karma (Condition/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (दृष्टः सन्)

• harati: removes
• harati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• pāpāni: sins
• pāpāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• sevitaḥ: when served
• sevitaḥ: Karma (Condition/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sev (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (सेवितः सन्)

• vāṃchita-pradaḥ: bestower of desired (boons)
• vāṃchita-pradaḥ: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (vāṃchitaṃ pradadāti iti)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇādri (Aruṇācala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim beholds Arunachaleshvara with tears and folded hands; a dark cloud of sins dissolves into light around the deity; devotees perform sevā—lamp offering, sweeping the courtyard, circumambulating the hill.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Aruṇādri
• Aruṇācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana, worship, and service to Arunachala-Śiva are each efficacious—purifying sins and bestowing desired grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇādri/Aruṇācala, where Śiva is praised as the presiding Lord (Aruṇādri-pati).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhanā (worship) and sevā (service), along with darśana (beholding), are stated as spiritually fruitful practices.