Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तपसा तस्य संतुष्टः शंकरश्चंद्रशेखरः । प्रादुरासीन्मुनेस्तस्य द्विजाः सुचरितस्य वै

Transliteration

tapasā tasya saṃtuṣṭaḥ śaṃkaraścaṃdraśekharaḥ | prādurāsīnmunestasya dvijāḥ sucaritasya vai

Translation

Von seiner Askese erfreut, erschien Śaṅkara—Candraśekhara—vor jenem Weisen, o Brāhmaṇas: vor Sucharita, dem von edlem Wandel.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+तुष् (धातु) → संतुष्ट (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘satisfied’

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• चंद्रशेखरः: Moon-crested (Śiva)
• चंद्रशेखरः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चन्द्रस्य शेखरः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• प्रादुरासीत्: appeared
• प्रादुरासीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular; ‘appeared’

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• द्विजाः: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• सुचरितस्य: of Sucarita
• सुचरितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुचरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular (proper name)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu/Rāmeśvara region)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest-hermitage near the sea-tīrtha; the sage Sucharita in austerity; Śiva suddenly manifests before him, the atmosphere charged with sanctity and wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Candraśekhara
• Sucharita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tapas, grounded in dharma, draws divine grace and culminates in Śiva’s direct manifestation (darśana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setu Māhātmya) is the narrative setting, where devotion and pilgrimage merit are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) is highlighted as the key spiritual discipline; no specific dāna/snānajapa is stated in this verse.