Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

गौतमाऽहं प्रतुष्टस्ते तपसाऽनेन सुव्रत

Transliteration

gautamā'haṃ pratuṣṭaste tapasā'nena suvrata

Translation

„O Gautama, du mit vortrefflichen Gelübden: Durch diese Askese bin ich dir völlig gewogen.“

Word by Word

• गौतम: O Gautama
• गौतम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतुष्टः: pleased, satisfied
• प्रतुष्टः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/परिणाम), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Past participle used adjectivally, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन — Pronoun, Dative, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन — Pronominal adjective, Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Karmadharaya compound, Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Śiva (Śaśiśekhara/Śambhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (contextual emergence narrative begins here)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, radiant and calm, addresses Gautama with approval; the sage stands in añjali, ascetic marks visible, the atmosphere charged with tapas-heat turning into cool grace.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Śiva (Śaśiśekhara/Śambhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere austerity joined with righteous vows (suvrata) draws Śiva’s direct pleasure and response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs in the Hāṭakeśvara revelation sequence, reinforcing the tīrtha’s power to grant Śiva’s direct grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas and suvrata (strict observance of vows) are affirmed as spiritually efficacious disciplines.