Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

पूर्वजन्मनि तुष्टोऽहं घृतकंबलपूजया । प्रयच्छाम्यस्मि त राज्यमधुनाभिमतं वृणु

Transliteration

pūrvajanmani tuṣṭo'haṃ ghṛtakaṃbalapūjayā | prayacchāmyasmi ta rājyamadhunābhimataṃ vṛṇu

Translation

تمہارے پچھلے جنم میں غِرتَ کمبل پوجا سے میں خوش ہوا تھا؛ اس لیے میں تمہیں راجیہ عطا کرتا ہوں—اب جو ور تمہیں پسند ہو، مانگ لو۔

Word by Word

• पूर्वजन्मनि: in a former birth
• पूर्वजन्मनि: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पूर्वं जन्म); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• घृतकंबलपूजया: by the worship of the ghee-blanket (rite)
• घृतकंबलपूजया: Karana (Instrument/Cause means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृतकंबल + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (घृतकंबलस्य पूजा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• प्रयच्छामि: I grant
• प्रयच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Auxiliary/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; सहायक क्रिया (auxiliary)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• अभिमतम्: desired
• अभिमतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘राज्यम्’ इति विशेषण

• वृणु: choose
• वृणु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (Pārvatīpati)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ghṛta-kambala (liṅga worship with ghee covering)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devotee-king (jātismara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, radiant and compassionate, addresses the devotee-king: ‘I was pleased in your former birth by ghṛta-kambala worship; I grant you sovereignty—choose a boon.’ The king stands with folded hands, awed.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Ghṛtakambala-pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace responds to sincere worship; even a simple offering rite can culminate in protection, prosperity, and spiritual elevation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is named; the glorification centers on the rite (ghṛtakambala-pūjā) and its merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ghṛtakambala-pūjā—worship of the liṅga by covering/adorning it with ghṛta (ghee).