Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

ततो महेश्वरः प्रीतः प्राह स्कंदस्य श्रृण्वतः । चतुर्दश्यां कृष्णपक्षे मधौ चैवात्र यो नरः । स्नात्वोपोष्य समभ्यर्च्य कपालेश्वरमीश्वरीम्

Transliteration

tato maheśvaraḥ prītaḥ prāha skaṃdasya śrṛṇvataḥ | caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe madhau caivātra yo naraḥ | snātvopoṣya samabhyarcya kapāleśvaramīśvarīm

Translation

แล้วพระมหेशวรทรงพอพระทัย ตรัสขณะสกันทะกำลังสดับว่า: “ในวันจตุรทศี แรมสิบสี่ค่ำ เดือนมธุ ผู้ใดอาบน้ำ ณ ที่นี้ ถืออุโบสถ และบูชากปาเลศวรพร้อมพระเทวีโดยถูกพิธี…”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), 'pleased'

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; परस्मैपद)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'said/spoke'

• स्कन्दस्य: of Skanda
• स्कन्दस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• शृण्वतः: while (he was) listening
• शृण्वतः: Adhikarana (Circumstantial/सापेक्ष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमानकाले वर्तमानकृदन्त), 'while listening' (genitive absolute-like with स्कन्दस्य)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• कृष्ण-पक्षे: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्ण-पक्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृष्णः पक्षः); Locative singular

• मधौ: in the month of Madhu (spring month)
• मधौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (मधु-मासे) Locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, Nominative singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having bathed'

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप-√वस्/√उष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप् (gerund), 'having fasted/kept a fast'

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप् (gerund), 'having duly worshipped'

• कपालेश्वरम्: Kapāleśvara (Śiva)
• कपालेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपालेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• ईश्वरीम्: the Goddess (Īśvarī)
• ईश्वरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapāleśvara–Śakticchidra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara, pleased, instructs the observance while Skanda listens; in the background, a tīrtha pool and the Kapāleśvara liṅga with a nearby Devī shrine indicate the paired worship.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Skanda
• Kapāleśvara
• Īśvarī (Goddess)
• Madhu (month)
• Kṛṣṇapakṣa
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-centered observances combine tīrtha-snān, fasting, and worship to purify and elevate the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kapāleśvara sacred area (with the associated tīrtha context of the chapter).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Caturdaśī in Madhu month: bathe at the site, fast, and worship Kapāleśvara along with the Goddess.