Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ददाति सर्वं सर्वेशः प्रसन्नात्मा सदाशिवः । किंचिदल्पेन तोयेन परितुष्यति शंकरः

Transliteration

dadāti sarvaṃ sarveśaḥ prasannātmā sadāśivaḥ | kiṃcidalpena toyena parituṣyati śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

พระสทาศิวะ ผู้เป็นเจ้าเหนือสรรพสิ่ง เมื่อพระทัยโปรดปรานย่อมประทานทุกอย่าง; พระศังกระก็ทรงพอพระทัยแม้น้ำเพียงน้อยที่ถวายด้วยศรัทธาแท้

Word by Word

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• सर्वेशः: Lord of all
• सर्वेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• प्रसन्नात्मा: of pleased/serene mind
• प्रसन्नात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• किंचित्: a little (something)
• किंचित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular); अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचकं (indefinite)

• अल्पेन: with a small (amount)
• अल्पेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम्

• तोयेन: with water
• तोयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental), एकवचनम् (singular)

• परितुष्यति: is fully satisfied
• परितुष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular); उपसर्गः—परि

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer/audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A snow-clad Kedāra shrine with a devotee offering a small copper lota of water to Śiva; Śaṅkara’s presence felt as luminous calm, with mountains and mist framing the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva responds to devotion, not expense; even a small water-offering made with faith is spiritually potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śaiva context frames the verse, aligning with Himalayan worship where water-offering is central.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer water (toya) to Śiva with sincerity; simplicity in pūjā is affirmed.