Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा ध्यानमुपाश्रित्य बुबोध हरचेष्टितम् । सोऽभिगम्य महादेवं तुष्टाव प्रयतो विधिः

Transliteration

brahmā dhyānamupāśritya bubodha haraceṣṭitam | so'bhigamya mahādevaṃ tuṣṭāva prayato vidhiḥ

Translation

Brahmā, se recueillant dans la méditation, comprit que c’était l’acte de Hara. Alors le Créateur (Vidhi), s’approchant de Mahādeva avec dévotion, le loua.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhyānam: meditation
• dhyānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• upāśritya: having resorted to
• upāśritya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• bubodha: understood, realized
• bubodha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• hara-ceṣṭitam: Hara’s deed/act
• hara-ceṣṭitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + ceṣṭita (कृदन्त; √ceṣṭ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘हरस्य चेष्टितम्’)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• abhigamya: having approached
• abhigamya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• mahādevam: Mahādeva
• mahādevam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• prayataḥ: restrained, devoted
• prayataḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• vidhiḥ: the Ordainer (Brahmā)
• vidhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā seated in meditation, eyes half-closed, then rising and walking with folded hands toward Mahādeva; the atmosphere shifts from turmoil to calm reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Hara (Śiva)
• Mahādeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Meditation clarifies truth; when understanding dawns, the proper response is reverent praise and surrender to Mahādeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation (dhyāna) is implied as a means of discernment, but no formal ritual rule is stated.