Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

कौसुंभतैलसंयुक्ता दीपा दत्ताः शिवालये । दातारस्तेऽपि कैलासे मोदन्ते शिवसंनिधौ

Transliteration

kausuṃbhatailasaṃyuktā dīpā dattāḥ śivālaye | dātāraste'pi kailāse modante śivasaṃnidhau

Translation

ประทีปที่ถวายในเทวาลัยพระศิวะ โดยเติมน้ำมันคำฝอย (กุสุภะ) ผู้ถวายประทีปนั้นย่อมปีติยินดี ณ ไกรลาส ในสำนักพระศิวะโดยตรง

Word by Word

• kausuṃbha-taila-saṃyuktāḥ: combined with safflower oil
• kausuṃbha-taila-saṃyuktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kausuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक) + taila (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (√yuj धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (कौसुंभतैलेन संयुक्ताः = joined/filled with safflower oil)

• dīpāḥ: lamps
• dīpāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• dattāḥ: given
• dattāḥ: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: datta (दा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—'given/offered'

• śiva-ālaye: in Śiva's temple
• śiva-ālaye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य आलयः)

• dātāraḥ: donors
• dātāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dātṛ (दा धातु, तृ-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृ-प्रत्ययान्त—'givers/donors'

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: 'also/even')

• kailāse: in Kailāsa
• kailāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• modante: rejoice
• modante: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (मुद् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• śiva-saṃnidhau: in Śiva's presence
• śiva-saṃnidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य संनिधिः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-ālaya (Kedāra context)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a Śiva temple, devotees pour safflower oil into lamps and place them before the liṅga; in a visionary overlay, Kailāsa appears with Śiva and Pārvatī, donors approaching joyfully.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivālaya
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a simple offering like an oil lamp in a Śiva temple is exalted and leads to closeness with Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate setting is a Śivālaya (Śiva temple) within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s holy geography; the fruit is described as reaching Kailāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer lamps using kusumbha (safflower) oil in a Śiva temple.