Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

नीराजिता तदा देवैः पार्वती शंभुना सह । कुमारेण सहैवाथ शोममाना तदा सती

Transliteration

nīrājitā tadā devaiḥ pārvatī śaṃbhunā saha | kumāreṇa sahaivātha śomamānā tadā satī

Translation

تب دیوتاؤں نے شَمبھو کے ساتھ پاروتی کو، اور کُمار کے ساتھ بھی، نیرाजन کی مبارک دیپ آرتی سے سرفراز کیا۔ اس گھڑی وہ نیک ستی نہایت درخشاں ہو اٹھی۔

Word by Word

• नीराजिता: honoured with ārati
• नीराजिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीरज्/नीराज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘नीराजित’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (ceremonially waved lights over / honoured)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शंभुना: with Śambhu
• शंभुना: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition/particle meaning ‘with’)

• कुमारेण: with Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारेण: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (discourse particle: then/now)

• शोममाना: shining
• शोममाना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—शानच्/मान (present participle) ‘शोभमान’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (shining)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सती: the chaste lady (Satī/Pārvatī)
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas perform nīrājana before Pārvatī seated with Śiva and child Kumāra; multiple lamps create concentric halos; the trio shines as the focal axis amid incense and flower garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Kumāra (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Devas
• Nīrājana (ārati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity is approached through auspicious worship—honoring Śiva, Devī, and Skanda together affirms wholeness of dharma and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Kedārakhaṇḍa, aligning the worshipful atmosphere with Kedāra’s Śaiva sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nīrājana (ārati)—the auspicious waving of lights as an act of reverential honoring.