Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

एवं लब्ध्वा वरान्सर्वान्सा पुनः सिंहलं ययौ । शतश्रृङ्गाय पित्रे च वृत्तांतं स्वं न्यवेदयत्

Transliteration

evaṃ labdhvā varānsarvānsā punaḥ siṃhalaṃ yayau | śataśrṛṅgāya pitre ca vṛttāṃtaṃ svaṃ nyavedayat

Translation

Thus, having obtained all the boons, she returned again to Siṃhala and reported her entire account to her father Śataśṛṅga.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — having obtained

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

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — agrees with वरान्

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘she’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb)

• सिंहलम्: to Siṃhala (Sri Lanka)
• सिंहलम्: Karma/Goal (Destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (देशवाचक), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative of goal

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘went’

• शतश्रृङ्गाय: to Śataśṛṅga (name)
• शतश्रृङ्गाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-श्रृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dative singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (शतानि श्रृङ्गाणि यस्य/शतश्रृङ्गः) नामविशेष

• पित्रे: to (her) father
• पित्रे: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वृत्तान्तम्: the account/news
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• स्वम्: his/her own
• स्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — agrees with वृत्तान्तम्

• न्यवेदयत्: reported
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) causative?; उपसर्ग: नि + अव
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘informed/related’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A boon-blessed maiden departs the tīrtha region and arrives at the island kingdom of Siṃhala, entering the royal court to narrate her experience to King Śataśṛṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Siṃhala
• Śataśṛṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained at a tīrtha bears tangible fruit, and the devotee’s testimony spreads the site’s glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The preceding Barkareśa tīrtha context; this verse shifts to the narrative aftermath (return to Siṃhala).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the reception of boons and reporting the experience.