Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 176

Devanagari script

कृते तु मानसी सृष्टिर्वृत्तिः साक्षाद्रसोल्लसा । तेजोमय्यः प्रजास्तृप्ताः सदानंदाश्च भोगिनः

Transliteration

kṛte tu mānasī sṛṣṭirvṛttiḥ sākṣādrasollasā | tejomayyaḥ prajāstṛptāḥ sadānaṃdāśca bhoginaḥ

Translation

কৃতযুগত সৃষ্টিও যেন মানস-জাত আছিল, আৰু জীৱিকা সোজাসুজি ৰসসমৃদ্ধ হৈ দীপ্ত হৈছিল। প্ৰজাসকল তেজোময়, তৃপ্ত, সদা আনন্দময় আৰু অভাৱবিহীন ভোগী আছিল।

Word by Word

• कृते: in the Kṛta (yuga)
• कृते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; युगनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Nipata (Contrast/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle) — विशेष/विरोधार्थक

• मानसी: mental; of the mind
• मानसी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सृष्टिः: creation
• सृष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृत्तिः: mode of life; activity
• वृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• साक्षात्: directly; manifestly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — प्रत्यक्षार्थक

• रसोल्लसा: abounding in rasa/joy; delightfully radiant
• रसोल्लसा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस + उल्लसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेजोमय्यः: made of radiance; luminous
• तेजोमय्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रजाः: creatures; people
• प्रजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Predicate (State/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सदानन्दाः: always joyful
• सदानन्दाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• भोगिनः: enjoyers
• भोगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Mahākāla

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Karaṃdhama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Kṛta-yuga scene: beings glowing with tejas, abundant nature, effortless sustenance, serene faces; a sense of mind-born creation and direct ‘rasa’ in livelihood; Mahākāla narrates as a cosmic historian.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛtayuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kṛta Yuga exemplifies a sattvic world where inner purity naturally produces abundance, contentment, and joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; it is a portrayal of Kṛta Yuga conditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive rather than prescriptive.