Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 176
Devanagari script
कृते तु मानसी सृष्टिर्वृत्तिः साक्षाद्रसोल्लसा । तेजोमय्यः प्रजास्तृप्ताः सदानंदाश्च भोगिनः
Transliteration
kṛte tu mānasī sṛṣṭirvṛttiḥ sākṣādrasollasā | tejomayyaḥ prajāstṛptāḥ sadānaṃdāśca bhoginaḥ
Translation
クリタ・ユガにおいては、創造はあたかも心より生まれ、生活の営みは本質の味わいに満ちて直に輝き出た。衆生は光明の性を具え、満ち足り、常に歓喜し、欠乏なく享受した。
Word by Word
कृतेin the Kṛta (yuga)
कृते:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकृत (प्रातिपदिक; युगनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
तुbut; indeed
तु:
Nipata (Contrast/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Particle) — विशेष/विरोधार्थक
मानसीmental; of the mind
मानसी:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमानस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
सृष्टिःcreation
सृष्टिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
वृत्तिःmode of life; activity
वृत्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
साक्षात्directly; manifestly
साक्षात्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षात् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Adverb) — प्रत्यक्षार्थक
रसोल्लसाabounding in rasa/joy; delightfully radiant
रसोल्लसा:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरस + उल्लसा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
तेजोमय्यःmade of radiance; luminous
तेजोमय्यः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतेजस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
प्रजाःcreatures; people
प्रजाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
तृप्ताःsatisfied
तृप्ताः:
Predicate (State/अवस्था)
TypeVerb
Rootतृप् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
सदानन्दाःalways joyful
सदानन्दाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसदा + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Conjunction)
भोगिनःenjoyers
भोगिनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
Speaker
Mahākāla
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Karaṃdhama
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A radiant Kṛta-yuga scene: beings glowing with tejas, abundant nature, effortless sustenance, serene faces; a sense of mind-born creation and direct ‘rasa’ in livelihood; Mahākāla narrates as a cosmic historian.
Characters & Entities
K
KṛtayugaFAQs
Kṛta Yuga exemplifies a sattvic world where inner purity naturally produces abundance, contentment, and joy.
No tīrtha is named; it is a portrayal of Kṛta Yuga conditions.
None; it is descriptive rather than prescriptive.