Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सुप्रसन्नः सुरश्रेष्ठः कृपालुर्वरदायकः । तदा हृष्टमना देवो देवेन्द्रमिदमूचिवान्

Transliteration

suprasannaḥ suraśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpālurvaradāyakaḥ | tadā hṛṣṭamanā devo devendramidamūcivān

Translation

Da wurde der Gott—höchst erfreut, der Beste unter den Unsterblichen, voll Erbarmen und Spender von Gnaden—überaus zufrieden. Mit freudigem Herzen sprach er diese Worte zu Devendra (Indra).

Word by Word

• सुप्रसन्नः: very pleased
• सुप्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• सुरश्रेष्ठः: best of the gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कृपालुः: compassionate
• कृपालुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वरदायकः: giver of boons
• वरदायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर-दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• हृष्टमना: with delighted mind
• हृष्टमना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः विशेषणम् (one whose mind is delighted)

• देवः: the god (Hara)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवेन्द्रम्: Indra, lord of gods
• देवेन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऊचिवान्: said / spoke
• ऊचिवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past/perfect participle, ‘having said’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परोक्षभूतार्थे (periphrastic perfect sense)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, serene and radiant, becomes pleased and turns toward Indra with a compassionate, boon-giving gaze; a divine court/forest-ashram ambience suggests Dharmāraṇya’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Indra (Devendra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace arises from the Lord’s compassion; sincere approach to Śiva opens the door to boons and relief from suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (the sacred ‘Forest of Dharma’), the setting for Indra’s purification narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it introduces Śiva’s boon-giving response that leads to later instructions.