Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

एवं लब्ध्वा वरान्सर्वान्सा पुनः सिंहलं ययौ । शतश्रृङ्गाय पित्रे च वृत्तांतं स्वं न्यवेदयत्

Transliteration

evaṃ labdhvā varānsarvānsā punaḥ siṃhalaṃ yayau | śataśrṛṅgāya pitre ca vṛttāṃtaṃ svaṃ nyavedayat

Translation

So kehrte sie, nachdem sie alle Gaben erlangt hatte, wieder nach Siṃhala zurück und berichtete ihrem Vater Śataśṛṅga den ganzen Hergang.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — having obtained

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — agrees with वरान्

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘she’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb)

• सिंहलम्: to Siṃhala (Sri Lanka)
• सिंहलम्: Karma/Goal (Destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (देशवाचक), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative of goal

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘went’

• शतश्रृङ्गाय: to Śataśṛṅga (name)
• शतश्रृङ्गाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-श्रृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dative singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (शतानि श्रृङ्गाणि यस्य/शतश्रृङ्गः) नामविशेष

• पित्रे: to (her) father
• पित्रे: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वृत्तान्तम्: the account/news
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• स्वम्: his/her own
• स्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — agrees with वृत्तान्तम्

• न्यवेदयत्: reported
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) causative?; उपसर्ग: नि + अव
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘informed/related’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A boon-blessed maiden departs the tīrtha region and arrives at the island kingdom of Siṃhala, entering the royal court to narrate her experience to King Śataśṛṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Siṃhala
• Śataśṛṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained at a tīrtha bears tangible fruit, and the devotee’s testimony spreads the site’s glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The preceding Barkareśa tīrtha context; this verse shifts to the narrative aftermath (return to Siṃhala).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the reception of boons and reporting the experience.