Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवः पितामहमिदं वचः । प्रोवाच वासुदेवं च विनयावनतं स्थितम्

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevaḥ pitāmahamidaṃ vacaḥ | provāca vāsudevaṃ ca vinayāvanataṃ sthitam

Translation

Then Mahādeva, being pleased, spoke these words to Pitāmaha (Brahmā), and also to Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu), who stood bowed in humility.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम (then)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √तुष्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of mahādevaḥ)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पितामहम्: to Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of vacaḥ)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वासुदेवम्: Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विनय-अवनतम्: bowed down in humility
• विनय-अवनतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक) + अवनत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √नम् with अव)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विनयेन अवनतः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of vāsudevam)

• स्थितम्: standing, present
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √स्था)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of vāsudevam)

Speaker

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, pleased, turns toward Brahmā and Viṣṇu; both stand with bowed heads and folded hands, embodying vinaya as Śiva begins to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion coupled with humility draws divine grace and opens the way for boons and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga-sthāna in Pātāla whose worship pleases Mahādeva in this tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it transitions from pūjā to Śiva’s boon-giving dialogue.