Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

क्रीडित्वा सुचिरं कालं शिवलोके नराधिप । इह मानुष्यतां प्राप्य राजा भवति वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

krīḍitvā suciraṃ kālaṃ śivaloke narādhipa | iha mānuṣyatāṃ prāpya rājā bhavati vīryavān

Translation

O Herr der Menschen, nachdem er lange Zeit in Śivas Welt sich erfreut hat, kehrt er hierher zurück, erlangt erneut Menschsein und wird ein kraftvoller König.

Word by Word

• क्रीडित्वा: having sported/played
• क्रीडित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सुचिरम्: for a very long (time)
• सुचिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: for a long time)

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालावधि (extent of time)

• शिव-लोके: in Śiva’s world
• शिव-लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य लोकः)

• नर-अधिप: O lord of men (king)
• नर-अधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् अधिपः)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• मानुष्यताम्: human state; humanity
• मानुष्यताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्रत्ययान्त रूप (gerund/absolutive)

• राजा: a king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वीर्यवान्: powerful; valiant
• वीर्यवान्: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राजा)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A two-register scene: upper register shows the devotee in Śiva-loka amid luminous gardens and attendants; lower register shows his rebirth as a crowned, strong king receiving homage.

Characters & Entities

• Śivaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained through sacred acts can yield both transcendent rewards (Śivaloka) and auspicious worldly outcomes (noble rebirth).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The fruits continue the Gopeśvara tīrtha narrative of Adhyāya 174.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual here; it states the phala (result) following the tīrtha’s sanctifying acts described nearby.