Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

तपसा तस्य तुष्टः सञ्छूलपाणिर्महेश्वरः । प्रादुरासीस्त्वया दीप्त्या दिशोदशविभासयन्

Transliteration

tapasā tasya tuṣṭaḥ sañchūlapāṇirmaheśvaraḥ | prādurāsīstvayā dīptyā diśodaśavibhāsayan

Translation

Satisfait de son austérité, Maheśvara, tenant le trident, se manifesta, illuminant de son éclat les dix directions.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by/through austerity
• तपसा: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Kriya (क्रिया/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• सञ्छूलपाणिः: the one whose hand holds a trident
• सञ्छूलपाणिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—शूलः पाणौ यस्य सः (बहुव्रीहि)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—महान् ईश्वरः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-रूढि)

• प्रादुरासीत्: appeared, manifested
• प्रादुरासीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘प्रादुर्’ उपसर्गवत् (appearing)

• त्वया: to/for you; in your presence (by you)
• त्वया: Sahakari/Anubandha (सहकारी/Associated agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दीप्त्या: with radiance
• दीप्त्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; ‘दिशः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (ten)

• विभासयन्: illuminating
• विभासयन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Concurrent action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + भास् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘महेश्वरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Hari (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmapuṣkariṇī / Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni-sattama/mahāmune (contextual from surrounding)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahēśvara with trident appears before the ascetic, body blazing with light that floods all ten directions; the ocean and sky reflect the radiance; attendants (gaṇas) may be faintly visible.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva
• Triśūla (trident)
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tapas culminates in divine grace—God reveals Himself when austerity matures into purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmapuṣkariṇī setting is validated by Śiva’s manifestation connected to Dharma’s austerities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) as the means to obtain darśana (divine manifestation).