Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

दीपावलिं मया दत्तां कृहाण परमेश्वर । आरार्तिकप्रदानेन मम तेजः प्रदो भव

Transliteration

dīpāvaliṃ mayā dattāṃ kṛhāṇa parameśvara | ārārtikapradānena mama tejaḥ prado bhava

Translation

ข้าแต่พระปรเมศวร โปรดทรงรับแถวประทีปที่ข้าพเจ้าถวายเถิด; ด้วยทานแห่งอารตีนี้ ขอพระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้ประทานรัศมี พลังชีวิต และความรุ่งเรืองทางจิตวิญญาณแก่ข้าพเจ้า

Word by Word

• दीपावलिम्: row/garland of lamps
• दीपावलिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीपावली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—दीप + आवली (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘दीपानाम् आवली’)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• दत्ताम्: given
• दत्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दीपावलिम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• कृहाण: accept (take)
• कृहाण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; धातुरूपम्—गृहाण (ग्रह्)

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—परमः ईश्वरः (कर्मधारय)

• आरार्तिकप्रदानेन: by the offering of ārārtika (lamp-waving)
• आरार्तिकप्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरार्तिक + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—आरार्तिकस्य प्रदानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तेजः: splendour, power
• तेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदः: bestowing, granting
• प्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भव’ इति क्रियायाः विशेषणम् (कर्तृविशेषण)

• भव: become
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating a devotee’s prayer within Kedāra-māhātmya context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Parameśvara (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds a long row of oil lamps before Sadāśiva, palms joined, the flames forming a luminous garland; the deity’s aura reflects back as tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Ārati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Light offered to the Lord returns as tejas—inner strength, clarity, and auspicious brilliance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakṣetra’s Śiva worship traditions as preserved in Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīpāvali (multiple lamps) and ārati offering to Śiva, prayed for tejas (radiant power).