Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 142

Devanagari script

ततो वर्षसह्स्रांते तुष्टो मे भगवान्हरः । प्रोवाच दर्शनं गत्वा मेघगंभीरया गिरा

Transliteration

tato varṣasahsrāṃte tuṣṭo me bhagavānharaḥ | provāca darśanaṃ gatvā meghagaṃbhīrayā girā

Translation

ثم لما انقضت ألف سنة، رضي عني الربّ المبارك هارا، فظهر لي في رؤياٍ (دارشن) وتكلّم بصوتٍ عميق كدويّ سحب الرعد.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Avyaya (Discourse/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (then/thereupon)

• varṣa-sahasra-ante: at the end of a thousand years
• varṣa-sahasra-ante: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (varṣasahasrasya antaḥ)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं 'haraḥ'

• me: with me / my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण 'haraḥ'

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• provāca: said, spoke forth
• provāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• darśanam: a vision/appearance
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gatvā: having come/appeared (lit. having gone)
• gatvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having gone/after going'

• megha-gaṃbhīrayā: with cloud-deep
• megha-gaṃbhīrayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṃbhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (meghasya gaṃbhīrā)

• girā: voice/speech
• girā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (a devotee speaking of Śiva’s response; within Tīrthamāhātmya frame traditionally relayed by Sūta to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After ages of worship, Śiva manifests in a visionary epiphany; the atmosphere darkens like monsoon clouds as a deep, resonant divine voice addresses the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Bhagavān (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion over time culminates in divine grace—Śiva grants darśana and guidance when the devotee’s worship matures.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya stream; the immediate line emphasizes the fruit of worship within a sacred-place narrative rather than naming the site in this single śloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is prolonged tapas/worship leading to darśana; specific ritual details appear in the surrounding verses (notably bilva-leaf worship).