Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

ततो माहेश्वरादेशात्तेन तुष्टेन तस्य च । पक्षमेकं कृतं मह्यं तस्यास्वादनकर्मणि

Transliteration

tato māheśvarādeśāttena tuṣṭena tasya ca | pakṣamekaṃ kṛtaṃ mahyaṃ tasyāsvādanakarmaṇi

Translation

Dann, auf Geheiß Maheśvaras, und da Er zufrieden war, wurde mir eine vierzehntägige Hälfte des Monats (eine Pakṣa) zum „Kosten“ gewährt — mein Anteil an jener Handlung.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• माहेश्वरादेशात्: from Śiva’s command
• माहेश्वरादेशात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश्वर + आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—माहेश्वरः आदेशः (Śiva’s command)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana/Agent (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तुष्टेन: being pleased
• तुष्टेन: Karana/Agent (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तेन इत्यस्य)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• पक्षम्: a fortnight
• पक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘पक्षम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• कृतम्: was made, was granted
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘was made/granted’ (पक्षम्…कृतम्)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आस्वादनकर्मणि: in the act of tasting/consuming
• आस्वादनकर्मणि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्वादन + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—आस्वादनस्य कर्म (act of tasting/consuming)

Speaker

Yakṣma

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pitāmaha (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yakṣma describes Śiva’s intervention: a visionary image of Maheśvara issuing a command, converting the curse into a regulated ‘one fortnight’ share; lunar fortnight imagery appears behind.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Candra
• Yakṣma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is restored through divine regulation—Śiva’s command turns a curse into a measured, balanced cycle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the focus is cosmological explanation within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it frames a calendrical rhythm (pakṣa) that later connects to rites like pūrṇimā observances.