Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तुष्टुवुः पुष्पवर्षाश्च ससृजुस्तच्छिरस्यमी । ततस्तु देवैर्विप्रैश्च स्तूयमानः समंततः

Transliteration

tuṣṭuvuḥ puṣpavarṣāśca sasṛjustacchirasyamī | tatastu devairvipraiśca stūyamānaḥ samaṃtataḥ

Translation

They praised him and showered flowers upon his head. Then, being extolled on all sides by gods and sages, he was honoured everywhere.

Word by Word

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: they praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• puṣpavarṣāḥ: showers of flowers
• puṣpavarṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणां वर्षः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• sasṛjuḥ: they released, showered
• sasṛjuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• tat: of him/that
• tat: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (सम्बन्धे)

• śirasi: on (his) head
• śirasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• amī: these (those)
• amī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ
• Form: अव्यय (ततः = 'then/from there')

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; contrast/emphasis)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• vipraiḥ: by the brahmins
• vipraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• stūyamānaḥ: being praised
• stūyamānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √stu (धातु) → stūyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (कस्यचित् पुरुषस्य)

• samantataḥ: from all sides
• samantataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण: 'on all sides')

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered figure is praised; flowers rain down upon his head; gods and sages surround him, extolling him from all sides in a celebratory yet sacred atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Vipras (sages/brāhmaṇas)
• Dharmarāja (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tapas culminates in divine recognition and widespread praise—yet the higher ideal is humility even when honoured by gods and sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred setting where such auspicious signs (puṣpavarṣā, stuti) manifest around successful austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse describes auspicious omens and veneration rather than a prescribed rite.