Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

तद्दर्शनानंदविजृंभिताशयः प्रवृद्धबाष्पांबुपरिप्लुतांगः । प्रहृष्टरोमा गलगद्गदाक्षरं तुष्टाव गीर्भिर्मुकुलीकृतांजलिः

Transliteration

taddarśanānaṃdavijṛṃbhitāśayaḥ pravṛddhabāṣpāṃbupariplutāṃgaḥ | prahṛṣṭaromā galagadgadākṣaraṃ tuṣṭāva gīrbhirmukulīkṛtāṃjaliḥ

Translation

Von der Wonne jener göttlichen Schau erblühte sein Herz; von strömenden Tränen war sein Leib benetzt, die Haare standen zu Berge, und die Worte stockten in erstickter Stimme. Mit gefalteten Händen pries er den Herrn in Hymnen.

Word by Word

• tat-darśana-ānanda-vijṛmbhita-āśayaḥ: whose heart expanded with joy at that sight
• tat-darśana-ānanda-vijṛmbhita-āśayaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + vijṛmbhita (वि+जृम्भ् कृदन्त) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (whose heart expanded with joy at seeing Him); विशेषण

• pravṛddha-bāṣpa-ambu-paripluta-aṅgaḥ: whose body was drenched with abundant tears
• pravṛddha-bāṣpa-ambu-paripluta-aṅgaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravṛddha (प्र+वृध् कृदन्त) + bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + paripluta (परि+प्लु कृदन्त) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (body drenched with water of abundant tears); विशेषण

• prahṛṣṭa-romā: with thrilled hair (goosebumps)
• prahṛṣṭa-romā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa (प्र+हृष् कृदन्त) + roman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (hair thrilled/standing on end); विशेषण

• gala-gadgada-ākṣaram: with faltering words
• gala-gadgada-ākṣaram: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gala (प्रातिपदिक) + gadgada (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (syllables/words faltering in the throat); विशेषण (स्तुतिवचनम्)

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु/स्तवन) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: तु (intensive/augment in perfect stem tuṣṭāva)

• gīrbhiḥ: with hymns/words
• gīrbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• mukulī-kṛta-añjaliḥ: with hands folded (in reverence)
• mukulī-kṛta-añjaliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukulī (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृ कृदन्त) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (hands folded like a bud); विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; contextually Sūta/compilers’ narrative voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kneeling king before Śiva-Umā: eyes brimming, tears streaming down cheeks onto chest; goosebumps visible on arms; hair standing; mouth half-open as words falter; hands tightly folded in añjali while hymns rise.

Characters & Entities

• Devotee king
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Authentic devotion transforms the body and speech—darśana awakens reverence, humility, and heartfelt praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights the inner geography of devotion awakened by divine darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied devotional act is stuti (hymnic praise) with añjali (folded hands).