Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

स दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय भीतविस्मितमानसः । निमग्न इव संतोषात्परमानंदसागरे

Transliteration

sa dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya bhītavismitamānasaḥ | nimagna iva saṃtoṣātparamānaṃdasāgare

Translation

それを見た瞬間、彼はたちまち跳ね起きた。恐れと驚嘆に満ちた心は、満ち足りた喜びのゆえに、至上の歓喜の大海へ沈み入ったかのようであった。

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• sahasā: suddenly, quickly
• sahasā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• utthāya: having stood up
• utthāya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) उपसर्गः ut-
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), ‘having risen’

• bhīta-vismita-mānasaḥ: whose mind was fearful and amazed
• bhīta-vismita-mānasaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīta (कृदन्त, √bhī) + vismita (कृदन्त, √smi/vismi) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (saḥ इत्यस्य); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (mānasa = ‘mind’ qualified as ‘frightened and astonished’)

• nimagnaḥ: submerged, immersed
• nimagnaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nimagna (कृदन्त, √maj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (saḥ इत्यस्य)

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamana (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (particle of comparison)

• saṃtoṣāt: from joy, due to contentment
• saṃtoṣāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन

• parama-ānanda-sāgare: in the ocean of supreme bliss
• parama-ānanda-sāgare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (parama-ānanda-sāgara = ‘ocean of supreme bliss’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivapura (visionary kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The boy suddenly rises, eyes widened; his posture shows both trembling reverence and astonishment, while the luminous shrine-city behind him suggests he is being ‘immersed’ in bliss.

Characters & Entities

• Bālaka
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine encounter can produce awe and trembling, yet culminates in deep spiritual joy (ānanda).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is the inner fruit of darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the devotee’s response to a sacred vision.