Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

इति स्तुतो महादेवः शंकरोलोकशंकरः । धर्मस्य परमां तुष्टिमापन्नस्तमुवाच वै

Transliteration

iti stuto mahādevaḥ śaṃkarolokaśaṃkaraḥ | dharmasya paramāṃ tuṣṭimāpannastamuvāca vai

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെട്ട മഹാദേവൻ ശങ്കരൻ—ലോകഹിതകാരി—ധർമ്മനോട് പരമതൃപ്തനായി അവനോടു പറഞ്ഞു॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थे—उक्तिपरिसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/thus)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘स्तुतः’ = praised

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the great god)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/विशेषण) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् देवः’

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोकशंकरः: benefactor of the world
• लोकशंकरः: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘लोकस्य शंकरः’ (benefactor of the world)

• धर्मस्य: of Dharma
• धर्मस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘तुष्टिम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction
• तुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having attained
• आपन्नः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप् (धातु) → आपन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्राप्तः/लब्धः’ अर्थे

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Particle (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/एवकारार्थक (indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, serene and radiant, turns toward Dharma with a softened gaze, signaling supreme satisfaction; the sacred precinct atmosphere feels protective and benevolent.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śaṅkara
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise and humility draw divine grace; devotion culminates in the Lord’s pleased response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue unfolds in Setukhaṇḍa, reinforcing Setu as a place where devotion readily bears fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; it narrates the immediate fruit (tuṣṭi) arising from stuti.