Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवि तेषां दृष्ट्वा तपो महत् । अणिमादिकमैश्वर्यं तेषां सर्वं ददौ शिवः

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevi teṣāṃ dṛṣṭvā tapo mahat | aṇimādikamaiśvaryaṃ teṣāṃ sarvaṃ dadau śivaḥ

Translation

ثمّ، يا مها ديفي، إنّ شيفا، لمّا رأى تقشّفهم العظيم ورضي به، منحهم جميع قوى السيادة، ابتداءً من «أَنِيمَا» (aṇimā) وسائر الكمالات اليوغية.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): तस्मात्/ततः = thereafter

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased, satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त): पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महती च सा देवी)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/gerund): पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having seen)

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (tapaḥ-विशेषण)

• aṇimādikam: beginning with aṇimā (etc.)
• aṇimādikam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṇimā-ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अणिमा-आदिकम् = beginning with aṇimā)

• aiśvaryam: lordly power, supernatural mastery
• aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (aiśvaryam-विशेषण)

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, pleased, appears before the Siddhas performing austerities near the Siddheśvara liṅga and grants them radiant yogic powers; subtle depiction of aṇimā as miniaturized luminous forms and other siddhi symbols.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Siddhas
• Aṇimā (yogic siddhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity (tapas) ripens into grace: Śiva grants siddhis when devotion and discipline are authentic.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Siddhas’ worship is linked to divine boons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights tapas and devotion as the cause of Śiva’s bestowal of siddhis.