Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

वृत्रो ह्ययं महातेजा दैतेयस्तपसा पुरा । शिवं प्रसादयामास पर्वते गंधमादने

Transliteration

vṛtro hyayaṃ mahātejā daiteyastapasā purā | śivaṃ prasādayāmāsa parvate gaṃdhamādane

Translation

Car ce Vṛtra est un Daiteya d’un grand éclat; jadis, par les austérités (tapas), il obtint la faveur de Śiva sur le mont Gandhamādana.

Word by Word

• वृत्रः: Vṛtra
• वृत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः: महत् + तेजस्

• दैतेयः: a Daitya (demon)
• दैतेयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• प्रसादयामास: propitiated / pleased
• प्रसादयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु) (causative: प्रसादय-)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन — 3rd sg. perfect; causative (णिच्)

• पर्वते: on the mountain
• पर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• गंधमादने: (on) Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गंधमादने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; समासः: गन्ध + मादन (नाम)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana (tapas-sthāna)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛtra, a radiant Daiteya, performs severe austerities on Mount Gandhamādana, culminating in Śiva’s propitiation—an image of paradoxical devotion by a traditionally antagonistic being.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Daiteya
• Śiva
• Gandhamādana (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas directed to Śiva can grant formidable potency—devotion is powerful regardless of birth, though it must be guided by dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Gandhamādana is highlighted as a place where intense austerity and Śiva’s propitiation are accomplished.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) as the means of propitiating Śiva is indicated.