Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततः प्रविश्य वै तस्मिन्देवीमासाद्य पांडवाः । पिंडकाद्यं तत्र मुक्त्वा तृषा प्रैक्षि जलं तदा

Transliteration

tataḥ praviśya vai tasmindevīmāsādya pāṃḍavāḥ | piṃḍakādyaṃ tatra muktvā tṛṣā praikṣi jalaṃ tadā

Translation

پھر وہ اس مقام میں داخل ہو کر دیوی کے حضور پہنچے۔ وہاں پنڈ وغیرہ نذر کر کے، پیاس سے بے قرار ہو کر، انہوں نے اسی وقت پانی کی تلاش میں ادھر اُدھر نظر دوڑائی۔

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ (thereafter)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र√विश् (धातु) → प्रविश्य (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘प्रविश्य’ (having entered)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात, निश्चयार्थक) — ‘वै’ (indeed)

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — ‘तस्मिन्’ (in that place)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — ‘देवीम्’ (the goddess)

• आसाद्य: having approached
• आसाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√सद् (धातु) → आसाद्य (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त — ‘आसाद्य’ (having reached/approached)

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘पाण्डवाः’

• पिण्डक-आद्यम्: food/provisions etc.
• पिण्डक-आद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — तत्पुरुष: ‘पिण्डकादि’ (piṇḍaka etc.; provisions/food etc.)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — ‘तत्र’ (there)

• मुक्त्वा: having left behind
• मुक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त — ‘मुक्त्वा’ (having left/abandoned)

• तृषा: thirst
• तृषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘तृषा’ (thirst) (here: ‘thirst arose/was present’)

• प्रैक्षि: sought; looked for
• प्रैक्षि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अद्यतनभूत/Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘प्रैक्षि’ (he/she/it looked for/sought); here impersonal/elliptic with ‘तृषा’

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — ‘जलम्’ (water)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — ‘तदा’ (then)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the shrine precinct, the Pāṇḍavas place piṇḍa offerings on a clean spot near the Devī; their faces show thirst and urgency as they scan for a nearby water source—perhaps a small kuṇḍa or spring beyond the shrine steps.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Devī (Goddess)
• Piṇḍa (offering)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a holy place, one approaches the deity with reverence and offerings before attending to personal needs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Devī-associated sacred area leading to a kuṇḍa (pond), later explicitly called Devī-kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Piṇḍa and related offerings are placed at the sacred spot before proceeding further.