Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

पानीयमक्षताः पुष्पमेतैर्युक्तं फलोत्तमैः । गृहाणार्घ्यं महादेव पूजासंपूर्तिहेतवे

Transliteration

pānīyamakṣatāḥ puṣpametairyuktaṃ phalottamaiḥ | gṛhāṇārghyaṃ mahādeva pūjāsaṃpūrtihetave

Translation

น้ำ อักษตะ (เมล็ดข้าวไม่แตก) และดอกไม้—พร้อมผลไม้อันประเสริฐ—ขอน้อมถวาย. ข้าแต่มหาเทวะ โปรดทรงรับอัรฆยะนี้ เพื่อให้การบูชาสมบูรณ์เถิด

Word by Word

• पानीयम्: water
• पानीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र समुच्चित-द्रव्यसूचने (water)

• अक्षताः: unbroken rice-grains
• अक्षताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समुच्चयार्थे (unbroken grains)

• पुष्पम्: flower
• पुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्रव्यसूचने

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• युक्तम्: combined/associated
• युक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘समन्वितम्’

• फलोत्तमैः: with excellent fruits
• फलोत्तमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण — ‘उत्तमानि फलानि’

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; सम्बोधन

• पूजासंपूर्तिहेतवे: for the completion of the worship
• पूजासंपूर्तिहेतवे: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + संपूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजनार्थ दत्तिव (for the purpose of)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; verse contains the devotee’s offering formula)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds an arghya vessel: water shimmering with floating flowers and akṣata; a plate of ripe fruits beside it; the offering is raised toward Mahādeva in the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, pure offerings made with reverence complete worship—Śiva is pleased by sincerity and ritual integrity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is stated; the focus is on the standard arghya offering to Mahādeva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare arghya with water, akṣata, flowers, and excellent fruits, and offer it to Mahādeva as part of pūjā completion.