Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्देवदेवो महेश्वरः । संतुष्टस्तपसा तस्य प्रोवाच वृषभध्वजः

Transliteration

tataḥ prasanno bhagavāndevadevo maheśvaraḥ | saṃtuṣṭastapasā tasya provāca vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ദേവദേവനായ ഭഗവാൻ മഹേശ്വരൻ പ്രസന്നനായി; അവന്റെ തപസ്സിൽ സന്തുഷ്ടനായ വൃഷഭധ്വജൻ (ശിവൻ) അവനോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक/अन्वय (thereupon/then)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; adjective of subject

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (the Lord)

• देव-देवः: god of gods
• देव-देवः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (god of gods)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara, the Great Lord
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (Great Lord)

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘satisfied’

• तपसा: by penance
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by penance)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of him)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular (said)

• वृषभ-ध्वजः: the bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषभ-ध्वजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; बहुव्रीहि (he whose banner is a bull)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Skanda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The radiant presence of Maheśvara, marked by the bull-banner symbolism, addresses the prince—divine voice calm yet commanding, signaling boon-bestowal.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Maheśvara, Devadeva, Vṛṣabhadhvaja)
• Prince

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas offered with sincerity culminates in divine approval and direct instruction from Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Kāśī’s sacred sphere, presenting it as a place where Śiva responds swiftly to devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is the highlighted discipline; no further ritual detail is specified.