Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा प्रतोषितस्तेन विधाय विविधं तपः । कृष्णपक्षे विशेषेण नभस्ये मासि संस्थिते

Transliteration

brahmā pratoṣitastena vidhāya vividhaṃ tapaḥ | kṛṣṇapakṣe viśeṣeṇa nabhasye māsi saṃsthite

Translation

বিভিন্ন তপস্যা সম্পাদন কৰি সি ব্ৰহ্মাক সন্তুষ্ট কৰিলে—বিশেষকৈ কৃষ্ণপক্ষত, নভস্য মাহত অৱস্থিত হৈ।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nom sg)

• प्रतोषितः: pleased
• प्रतोषितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + तुष् (धातु) → प्रतोषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (pleased/satisfied)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (instr sg)

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): 'having performed/done'

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; 'तपः' इति विशेषणम् (acc sg)

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (acc sg)

• कृष्णपक्षे: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णपक्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (loc sg)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; प्रकारे (instr sg: especially)

• नभस्ये: in (the month) Nabhasya
• नभस्ये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; मास-विशेषे (loc sg: in the month Nabhasya/Bhādrapada)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (loc sg)

• संस्थिते: when (it is) occurring/established
• संस्थिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; 'मासि' इति विशेषणम् (loc sg: when it is set/occurring)

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña (narration continues)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hiraṇyākṣa performing fierce austerities—standing motionless, arms raised or in penance posture—under a dark-fortnight sky; Brahmā’s presence is implied as being pleased.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Hiraṇyākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas performed with focus and auspicious timing is portrayed as spiritually efficacious—even capable of moving great deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it notes the timing (kṛṣṇapakṣa, Nabhasya māsa) associated with powerful austerity.