Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अत्र तुष्टो ददौ रुद्रः सुराणां दुर्लभान्वरान् । वैशाखमासस्याष्टम्यां कृष्णायां सिद्धकूपके

Transliteration

atra tuṣṭo dadau rudraḥ surāṇāṃ durlabhānvarān | vaiśākhamāsasyāṣṭamyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ siddhakūpake

Translation

Here, being pleased, Rudra granted boons difficult to obtain even for the gods—at Siddhakūpa, on the Aṣṭamī, the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight in the month of Vaiśākha.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pleased’ (रुद्रस्य विशेषणम्)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुराणाम्: to/for the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दुर्लभान्: hard-to-obtain
• दुर्लभान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वरान्)

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वैशाखमासस्य: of the month of Vaiśākha
• वैशाखमासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैशाखस्य मासः)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• कृष्णायाम्: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पक्षविशेषणम् (कृष्णपक्षे)

• सिद्धकूपके: at/in Siddhakūpaka
• सिद्धकूपके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + कूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; स्थानवाचक

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhakūpa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stone well (kūpa) adorned with garlands; Rudra’s presence implied as a radiant liṅga/tejas above the well; night of kṛṣṇa-aṣṭamī in Vaiśākha with lamps, devotees drawing water and offering bilva leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sura (Devas)
• Vaiśākha
• Aṣṭamī
• Siddhakūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace becomes especially accessible at a sanctified place and time; sacred geography and sacred calendrics together intensify merit and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddhakūpa, presented as a boon-bestowing sacred site associated with Rudra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance tied to the Vaiśākha month, specifically the dark-fortnight Aṣṭamī at Siddhakūpa (implying pilgrimage/worship on that tithi).