Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

घृताक्ता यैः कृता दीपा दीपिताश्च शिवालये । ते यांति परमं स्थानं कुललक्षसमन्विताः

Transliteration

ghṛtāktā yaiḥ kṛtā dīpā dīpitāśca śivālaye | te yāṃti paramaṃ sthānaṃ kulalakṣasamanvitāḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดจัดทำประทีปชโลมด้วยเนยใสและจุดในเทวาลัยพระศิวะ ผู้นั้นย่อมถึงสถานอันสูงสุด พร้อมด้วยวงศ์ตระกูลนับแสนสายสืบ

Word by Word

• घृताक्ताः: smeared with ghee
• घृताक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत-आक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √अञ्ज्/अक्त ‘smeared’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (घृतेन आक्ताः)

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Kartr-karana (Agent/Instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे/कर्तरि-करणे

• कृताः: made
• कृताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (दीपाः) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दीपाः: lamps
• दीपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दीपिताः: lit/caused to shine
• दीपिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप् (धातु) → दीपित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (दीपाः) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• शिवालये: in Śiva's temple
• शिवालये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यान्ति: go/attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (स्थानम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Gati-Karma (Goal/Object/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कुललक्षसमन्विताः: endowed with a hundred-thousand families
• कुललक्षसमन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुल-लक्ष-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √अन्वि+सम् ‘endowed with’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कुललक्षेण समन्विताः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee lights a bright ghee lamp before the Śiva-liṅga; the flame is larger and steadier than oil lamps, casting a halo-like glow; family members stand behind with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The ghee-lamp offering is celebrated as especially potent, leading to the highest spiritual destination.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is framed in the Śivālaya context within Kedārakhaṇḍa; the verse emphasizes temple worship rather than naming a single spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Make and light ghee-anointed lamps (ghṛta-dīpa) in a Śiva temple.