Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तपसा तेन संप्राप्तो जगज्जीवनजीवनः । नारदेन ततः प्रोक्तो महादेवो वृषध्वजः

Transliteration

tapasā tena saṃprāpto jagajjīvanajīvanaḥ | nāradena tataḥ prokto mahādevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ

Translation

Par cette austérité, elle obtint le Seigneur qui est la vie même de tous les êtres vivants de l’univers. Alors Nārada révéla Mahādeva, le Vṛṣadhvaja, le Seigneur à l’étendard du taureau.

Word by Word

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (neuter instrumental sg)

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (neuter instrumental sg)

• saṃprāptaḥ: was attained; was reached
• saṃprāptaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicate: 'was attained/obtained')
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• jagat: of the world
• jagat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन (neuter gen sg) (in compound relation)

• jīvana: life; livelihood
• jīvana: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (neuter nom sg) (compound member)

• jīvanaḥ: the very life of the world's life (supreme sustainer)
• jīvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to Mahādeva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (masc nom sg); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jagat-jīvana-jīvanaḥ = 'the life of the life of the world' i.e., sustainer)

• nāradena: by Nārada
• nāradena: Karta (कर्ता) (agent of passive 'proktaḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (masc instrumental sg)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Sequence (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरं (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• proktaḥ: was spoken; was told
• proktaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicate: 'was said/told')
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva
• mahādevaḥ: Karma (कर्म) (topic of 'proktaḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (masc nominative sg)

• vṛṣadhvajaḥ: the bull-bannered (Śiva)
• vṛṣadhvajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to Mahādeva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣa + dhvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (masc nominative sg); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vṛṣa-dhvajaḥ = 'whose banner is a bull')

Speaker

Lomaśa (deduced from immediate narrative context in Kedārakhaṇḍa; speaker label appears at 65)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The fruition of tapas: the cosmic Lord, life of all beings, is attained; Nārada appears as the divine messenger, proclaiming Mahādeva Vṛṣadhvaja.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mahādeva
• Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity (tapas) culminates in attaining Śiva, the inner life of all beings, when guided by divine wisdom (as through Nārada).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Kedārakhaṇḍa, the larger context is Kedāra (Kedarnath region) where Śiva’s greatness and worship are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as the means; no specific dāna/snān/japa is directly prescribed in this verse.