Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो ब्राह्मणं नृपसत्तम । पंगुं प्रति महाराज वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevo brāhmaṇaṃ nṛpasattama | paṃguṃ prati mahārāja vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

Darauf sprach Mahādeva, erfreut, diese Worte zu dem Brahmanen Paṅgu — o Bester der Könige, o großer König.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• तुष्टः: satisfied
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘satisfied’, पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; धातु: √तुष्

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् देवः

• ब्राह्मणम्: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नृप-सत्तम: O best of kings
• नृप-सत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: नृपेषु सत्तमः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• पङ्गुम्: Paṅgu
• पङ्गुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards/to
• प्रति: Sampradana/Direction (प्रति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition) ‘towards/unto’

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् राजा

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; वाक्यम् इति विशेषण

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √वच्

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/metrical particle)

Speaker

Pulastya (narrating); Mahādeva is the quoted speaker in the next verse(s)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama/mahārāja (king as interlocutor in frame narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, pleased, turns toward the brāhmaṇa Paṅgu as the king-listener is addressed; a calm, anticipatory moment before the boon is spoken.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Paṅgu
• Brāhmaṇa
• Nṛpasattama/Mahārāja (listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persistent devotion and austerity culminate in divine satisfaction (prasāda), where God personally acknowledges the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Paṅgu Tīrtha’s sanctity is reinforced by the climax of the story: Śiva becomes pleased within the Arbuda sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription here; it marks the narrative moment when Śiva’s boon-speech is about to be delivered.