Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

महाकालमनुप्राप्य परमां प्रीतिमागतः । स पश्यन्सुमहालिंगं नातृप्यत जनेस्वरः

Transliteration

mahākālamanuprāpya paramāṃ prītimāgataḥ | sa paśyansumahāliṃgaṃ nātṛpyata janesvaraḥ

Translation

Nachdem er Mahākāla erreicht hatte, wurde der Herr der Menschen von höchster Freude erfüllt. Beim Anblick jenes überaus großen Liṅga konnte er sich nicht sattsehen.

Word by Word

• mahākālam: Mahākāla
• mahākālam: Karma (Object of anuprāpya/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahākāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• anuprāpya: having reached
• anuprāpya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + pra + āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: अनु+प्र

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (of prītim)

• prītim: joy/pleasure
• prītim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• āgataḥ: having attained
• āgataḥ: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having attained/come)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• paśyan: seeing
• paśyan: Karta (Concurrent action/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• su-mahā-liṅgam: the very great liṅga
• su-mahā-liṅgam: Karma (Object of paśyan/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (su-mahat liṅgam)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• atṛpyata: was satisfied
• atṛpyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṛp (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• janeśvaraḥ: the lord of men (king)
• janeśvaraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (janānām īśvaraḥ)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahākāla (Mahākāleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands before the immense liṅga of Mahākāla, eyes fixed, overwhelmed with joy, unable to turn away.

Characters & Entities

• Mahākāla
• Karaṁdhama (implied king)
• Mahā-Liṅga
• Darśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True darśana of Śiva awakens insatiable devotion—spiritual joy deepens rather than ends with a single sight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahākāla’s sacred Liṅga-site, celebrated for the overwhelming bliss of darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is stated; the emphasis is on darśana as a powerful spiritual act.