Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

महोत्सवैरनेकैश्च विस्मयं समपद्यत । विसृज्य लोकं तं सर्वं किमिच्छादानकैर्भवः

Transliteration

mahotsavairanekaiśca vismayaṃ samapadyata | visṛjya lokaṃ taṃ sarvaṃ kimicchādānakairbhavaḥ

Translation

Par de nombreuses fêtes grandioses, tous furent saisis d’émerveillement. Après avoir congédié toute cette assemblée des mondes, Bhava (Śiva) continua d’accorder des dons selon ce que chacun désirait.

Word by Word

• mahotsavaiḥ: with great festivals
• mahotsavaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural); कर्मधारयः—‘महान् उत्सवः’

• anekaiḥ: many
• anekaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural); ‘महोत्सवैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—समुच्चयबोधकः (and)

• vismayam: astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• samapadyata: attained/experienced
• samapadyata: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः ‘sam-’

• visṛjya: having left/abandoned
• visṛjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘विसृज्य’ (having abandoned/sent forth)

• lokam: world
• lokam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• tam: that
• tam: Viśeṣya (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• sarvam: entire/all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular); ‘लोकम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular); प्रश्नवाचकं (interrogative)

• icchā-dānakaiḥ: by/with arbitrary gifts (as desired)
• icchā-dānakaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक) + dānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural); तत्पुरुषः—‘इच्छया दानकानि’ (gifts given as one wishes)

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping festival panorama: decorated halls, banners, lamps, crowds of beings from many realms; Śiva (Bhava) presides, dismissing the assembled multitudes after celebrations, yet continues granting gifts to petitioners—an inexhaustible fountain of boons.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Bhava)
• Mahotsava
• Dana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great religious festivals inspire faith and wonder, and generous giving aligned with dharma becomes a vehicle of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the verse praises the mahotsava spirit and dharmic generosity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Conducting grand festivals and practicing dāna—granting gifts according to worthy requests.