Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मितो राजा लोकाः सर्वे च फाल्गुन । प्रशशंसुर्महीतीर्थमाजग्मुश्च कृतादराः

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vismito rājā lokāḥ sarve ca phālguna | praśaśaṃsurmahītīrthamājagmuśca kṛtādarāḥ

Translation

En l’entendant, le roi fut saisi d’émerveillement, et tout le peuple aussi, ô Phālguna ; ils louèrent le Mahītīrtha et s’y rendirent avec respect.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (news)
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘that’ (object of hearing)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — having heard

• विस्मितः: astonished
• विस्मितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of राजा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — past participle used adjectivally

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• लोकाः: people
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — agrees with लोकाः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• फाल्गुन: O Phālguna
• फाल्गुन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Vocative singular (addressing the listener)

• प्रशशंसुः: praised
• प्रशशंसुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु) उपसर्ग: प्र
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘praised’

• महीतीर्थम्: the Mahī-tīrtha (sacred ford)
• महीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महेः/मही-सम्बन्धि तीर्थम्)

• आजग्मुः: came
• आजग्मुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) उपसर्ग: आ
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘came/arrived’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृतादराः: with reverence
• कृतादराः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of लोकाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-आदर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; उपपद/तत्पुरुष ‘कृतः आदरः येषाम्’ (having shown respect)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahītīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a royal assembly, the king and citizens react with wonder; then a procession forms—men and women carrying offerings, moving toward Mahītīrtha, singing its praises.

Characters & Entities

• Mahītīrtha
• Phālguna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing sacred geography (tīrtha-māhātmya) awakens faith and moves communities toward pilgrimage and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahītīrtha is explicitly praised as a revered pilgrimage spot in this passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage motivated by śraddhā—coming to the tīrtha with reverence (ādara).