Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्वने महाभाग न संति च षडूर्मयः । तस्माच्चैत्ररथं नाम वनं परममंगलम् । तस्य राज्ञः शिवेनैव दत्तं यानं महाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

yasminvane mahābhāga na saṃti ca ṣaḍūrmayaḥ | tasmāccaitrarathaṃ nāma vanaṃ paramamaṃgalam | tasya rājñaḥ śivenaiva dattaṃ yānaṃ mahādbhutam

Translation

O höchst Begnadeter, in jenem Wald gibt es nicht die sechs Wogen weltlicher Bedrängnis (ṣaḍ-ūrmi). Darum heißt er der überaus glückverheißende Caitraratha-Wald. Jenem König verlieh Śiva selbst ein wunderbares Himmelsfahrzeug.

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular; समासः: महत् + भाग

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• सन्ति: are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), बहुवचन — 3rd pl. present

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

• षडूर्मयः: the six waves (six afflictions)
• षडूर्मयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + ऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; द्विगु-समासः: षट् (संख्या) + ऊर्मयः

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative singular

• चैत्ररथम्: Caitraratha
• चैत्ररथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्ररथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular (as name of forest)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable used to indicate naming: ‘called’)

• वनम्: the forest
• वनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• परममङ्गलम्: supremely auspicious
• परममङ्गलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः: परम + मङ्गल

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

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• एव: indeed / alone
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nom. sg.; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय

• यानम्: vehicle
• यानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• महाद्भुतम्: very wonderful
• महाद्भुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः: महा + अद्भुत

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caitraratha-vana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, auspicious forest where worldly afflictions do not arise; King Citraratha receives from Śiva a marvelous vimāna (aerial chariot), symbolizing divine reward and transcendence.

Characters & Entities

• Caitraratha-vana
• Citraratha
• Śiva
• Vimāna (yāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A Śiva-sanctified place is portrayed as transcending worldly afflictions, and sincere devotion is rewarded with extraordinary grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Caitraratha (Citraratha) Forest near Śivapurī is praised as a supremely auspicious, liberating landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse describes the spiritual quality of the forest and Śiva’s boon.