Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 180

Devanagari script

चतुर्थे च ततः पादे नष्ट साऽभूद्रसोल्लसा । प्रादुरासंस्ततस्तासां वृक्षाश्वगृहसंज्ञिताः

Transliteration

caturthe ca tataḥ pāde naṣṭa sā'bhūdrasollasā | prādurāsaṃstatastāsāṃ vṛkṣāśvagṛhasaṃjñitāḥ

Translation

Puis, dans le quatrième quart du temps, s’évanouit l’ancienne délectation riche de saveur. Alors apparurent pour ces êtres des choses nommées « arbres », « chevaux » et « maisons ».

Word by Word

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth
• चतुर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पादे इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from then/thereafter)

• पादे: in the quarter (of time/yuga)
• पादे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नष्टा: destroyed; lost
• नष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; नश्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• सा: she/that (state)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभूत्: became; was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रस-उल्लसा: abounding in taste/pleasure
• रस-उल्लसा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्लसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (रसेन उल्लसन्ती/उल्लासयुक्ता)

• प्रादुरासन्: appeared; came forth
• प्रादुरासन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुस् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गवत् अव्यय-पूर्वक-प्रयोग (प्रादुस् + आसन्)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• वृक्ष-अश्व-गृह-संज्ञिताः: named ‘tree, horse, and house’ (i.e., so-called)
• वृक्ष-अश्व-गृह-संज्ञिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञा-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (वृक्ष + अश्व + गृह) इति द्वन्द्वसमासः, ततः 'संज्ञित' इति क्तान्त-विशेषणेन सह समास/बहुपदसमासः; अर्थः—वृक्षाश्वगृह-नामधेयाः

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A transitional scene: earlier luminous simplicity fading; first appearance of trees, domesticated horses, and constructed houses; beings looking with wonder as the world becomes structured and owned.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

As ages decline, innate contentment diminishes and beings turn outward to supports like possessions, shelter, and means of movement—signaling the need to re-anchor life in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a yuga/cosmic transition description within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated here; the verse is descriptive rather than prescriptive.