Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवः कृतस्यार्द्धे गते तदा । अनुरूपेण राजेन्द्र युगस्य परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevaḥ kṛtasyārddhe gate tadā | anurūpeṇa rājendra yugasya parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Entonces, cuando había transcurrido la mitad del Kṛta-yuga, Mahādeva—el Señor supremo de aquella era—se complació, oh rey, y se manifestó en una forma acorde a ese tiempo.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Discourse adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased/satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying महादेवः)

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक); समास: महादेव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtasya: of the Kṛta (age)
• kṛtasya: Shashthi-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; (कृतयुगस्य)

• arddhe: in the half (when half had passed)
• arddhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• gate: having gone/passed
• gate: Adhikarana-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अर्द्धे)

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kāla-adhikarana (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: 'at that time')

• anurūpeṇa: appropriately/in accordance
• anurūpeṇa: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrumental manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (in a fitting manner)

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + indra (प्रातिपदिक); समास: राजेन्द्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yugasya: of the age (yuga)
• yugasya: Shashthi-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक); समास: परमेश्वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); महादेवस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (general)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājendra) addressed explicitly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After long austerity, the sky opens with a calm radiance; Mahādeva appears in a yuga-befitting form—serene, luminous, compassionate—before the Lokapālas.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Kṛta-yuga
• Rājendra (address to Yudhiṣṭhira)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When austerity is sincere and dharmic, Śiva responds with grace, revealing himself in a manner suited to the spiritual capacity of the time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Contextually the Narmadā region (Revā-khaṇḍa) where the tapas was performed, prompting Śiva’s satisfaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it narrates the fruit of tapas—Śiva’s pleasure and manifestation.