Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तपसा महता पार्थ ततस्तुष्टो महेश्वरः । उवाच वचनं काले हर्षयन् भृगुसत्तमम्

Transliteration

tapasā mahatā pārtha tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | uvāca vacanaṃ kāle harṣayan bhṛgusattamam

Translation

Ô Pārtha, satisfait par une grande ascèse, Maheśvara, en temps voulu, prononça des paroles qui réjouirent Bhṛgu, le meilleur des rishis.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम् (instrumental singular)

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तपसा)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम् (vocative singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (then/thereupon)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + तुष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषणम् (pleased)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Great Lord Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

• वचनम्: words, speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम् (locative singular)

• हर्षयन्: gladdening
• हर्षयन्: Kriya-visheshana (Participial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु) causative: हर्षय (णिच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त-वर्तमानकृदन्तः (present participle: causing to rejoice)

• भृगुसत्तमम्: the best of the Bhṛgus (Bhṛgu)
• भृगुसत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भृगूणां सत्तमः = best among the Bhṛgus)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing ‘Pārtha’ within the narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara appears before Bhṛgu after long austerity—radiant, calm, compassionate—speaking at the proper time; Bhṛgu’s face shifts from sorrow to joy.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas performed with sincerity bears fruit: Śiva’s grace manifests in timely guidance and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as the efficacious practice for gaining Śiva’s favor.