Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

तुष्टः प्रोवाच वज्रांगं तमागम्य जलाशये

Transliteration

tuṣṭaḥ provāca vajrāṃgaṃ tamāgamya jalāśaye

Translation

Satisfait, il s’approcha de Vajrāṅga au bord des eaux et lui adressa la parole.

Word by Word

• तुष्टः: pleased, satisfied
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (√तुष् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वज्राङ्गम्: Vajrāṅga (name), the one with thunderbolt-like body
• वज्राङ्गम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्राङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः वज्र + अङ्ग (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘वज्र-सदृश-अङ्गः’)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आगम्य: having approached, after coming
• आगम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• जलाशये: in the lake/reservoir of water
• जलाशये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलाशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः जल + आशय (जलस्य आशयः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene waterside (jalāśaya) with a radiant deity-figure approaching the ascetic Vajrāṅga; still water, lotuses, and a quiet hermitage atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Vajrāṅga
• Jalāśaya (waterside setting)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere austerity culminates in divine satisfaction, leading to direct guidance or boon-bestowal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A generic jalāśaya (waterside) is mentioned, but no named tīrtha is specified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the moment of divine approach and speech.