Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पृष्टस्त्वेवं मया शक्रः प्रोवाच वचनं स्मयन् । कुशलस्यांकुरस्तावत्संभूतो भुवनत्रये

Transliteration

pṛṣṭastvevaṃ mayā śakraḥ provāca vacanaṃ smayan | kuśalasyāṃkurastāvatsaṃbhūto bhuvanatraye

Translation

Así preguntado por mí, Śakra (Indra) respondió sonriendo: «En verdad, el primer brote del bienestar ha surgido en los tres mundos».

Word by Word

• pṛṣṭaḥ: having been asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb: 'thus')

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/Agentive by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• provāca: said, spoke forth
• provāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• vacanam: words, speech
• vacanam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• smayan: smiling
• smayan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smi (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• kuśalasya: of welfare
• kuśalasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन

• aṅkuraḥ: sprout, beginning
• aṅkuraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅkura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• tāvat: so far, for the moment
• tāvat: Adhikaraṇa (Extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधिवाचक (adverb: 'so far/for now')

• saṃbhūtaḥ: arisen, come into being
• saṃbhūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + bhū (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• bhuvana-traye: in the three worlds
• bhuvana-traye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (trayāṇāṃ bhuvanānāṃ samāhāraḥ = 'in the three worlds')

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (frame); Indra (speaker within)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra smiles and announces that the first tender sprout of welfare has appeared in all three worlds—an image of cosmic renewal.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Three worlds (bhuvana-traya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When Dharma is about to flourish, its signs appear as “sprouts” of well-being that benefit not just one realm but all worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the focus is cosmic welfare rather than a named pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is an announcement of auspicious change.