Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच संक्रुद्धो भगवाञ्छशिशेखरः । तन्ममेष्टतमं पात्रं भोजनाय सदा स्थितम्

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca saṃkruddho bhagavāñchaśiśekharaḥ | tanmameṣṭatamaṃ pātraṃ bhojanāya sadā sthitam

Translation

แล้วพระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้ทรงจันทร์เป็นมงกุฎ (ศศิเศขร) ตรัสด้วยความกริ้วว่า: “นั่นคือภาชนะอันเป็นที่รักยิ่งของเรา ตั้งไว้พร้อมเสมอเพื่อการเสวยของเรา”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम् (तसिल्); ‘then’

• प्रोवाच: spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; प्र-उपसर्गः

• संक्रुद्धः: angered
• संक्रुद्धः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: सम्+क्रुध् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; (भगवान् इति विशेषणम्)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

• शशि-शेखरः: Moon-crested (Śiva)
• शशि-शेखरः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शशिनः शेखरः); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; (भगवान् इति समानाधिकरणम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; (पात्रम् इत्यस्य निर्देशः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचनम्; ‘of me/my’

• इष्टतमम्: most dear
• इष्टतमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इष्ट-शब्दस्य तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त अतिशय (superlative); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; (पात्रम् इति विशेषणम्)

• पात्रम्: vessel/bowl
• पात्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्

• भोजनाय: for eating
• भोजनाय: Sampradāna (Purpose/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचनम्; प्रयोजनार्थे दत्तिः

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्ययम् (adverb)

• स्थितम्: kept/standing
• स्थितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: स्था-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; (पात्रम् इति विशेषणम्)

Speaker

Śiva (Chaśiśekhara, the Moon-crested Lord)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, moon-crested (śaśiśekhara), eyes intense, speaks sharply; he holds or indicates a kapāla as his beloved vessel; the assembly recoils; the firelight throws dramatic shadows.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Chaśiśekhara
• Pātra (vessel)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma often teaches that divine symbols carry deep meaning; misunderstanding them can lead to ritual and ethical conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter but focuses on the narrative cause (yajña tension) rather than naming a site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it establishes Śiva’s claim about the vessel used/contested in the rite.