Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । त्र्यंबकेण वरेष्वेवं दत्तेष्वपि सुरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tryaṃbakeṇa vareṣvevaṃ datteṣvapi surottamāḥ

Translation

Nārada sprach: Selbst nachdem Tryambaka (Śiva) auf diese Weise die Gaben gewährt hatte, die erhabensten der Götter…

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्र्यम्बकेण: by Tryambaka (Śiva)
• त्र्यम्बकेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• वरेषु: in boons
• वरेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• दत्तेषु: when (they were) given
• दत्तेषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु); कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: दत्त
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when/after being given)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (even/also)

• सुरोत्तमाः: the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (उत्तमाः सुराः)

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Nārada begins speaking in an assembly of gods; the scene pauses after boons are granted by Tryambaka, setting up the next narrative development.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Tryambaka (Śiva)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (vara) is portrayed as Śiva’s freely given boon, setting the stage for how devas respond with praise and renewed purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a narrative bridge; the specific tīrtha is clarified in the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 36 (Siddhiliṅga/related sacred locale).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it introduces the aftermath of boons granted by Śiva.