Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

महोत्सवैरनेकैश्च विस्मयं समपद्यत । विसृज्य लोकं तं सर्वं किमिच्छादानकैर्भवः

Transliteration

mahotsavairanekaiśca vismayaṃ samapadyata | visṛjya lokaṃ taṃ sarvaṃ kimicchādānakairbhavaḥ

Translation

അനവധി മഹോത്സവങ്ങളാൽ എല്ലാവരും വിസ്മയത്തിലായി. തുടർന്ന് ആ സമസ്ത ലോകസമൂഹത്തെയും വിടവാങ്ങിച്ച്, ഭവൻ (ശിവൻ) അപേക്ഷിച്ചതനുസരിച്ച് ദാനങ്ങൾ തുടർന്നും നൽകി.

Word by Word

• mahotsavaiḥ: with great festivals
• mahotsavaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural); कर्मधारयः—‘महान् उत्सवः’

• anekaiḥ: many
• anekaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural); ‘महोत्सवैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—समुच्चयबोधकः (and)

• vismayam: astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• samapadyata: attained/experienced
• samapadyata: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः ‘sam-’

• visṛjya: having left/abandoned
• visṛjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘विसृज्य’ (having abandoned/sent forth)

• lokam: world
• lokam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• tam: that
• tam: Viśeṣya (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• sarvam: entire/all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular); ‘लोकम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular); प्रश्नवाचकं (interrogative)

• icchā-dānakaiḥ: by/with arbitrary gifts (as desired)
• icchā-dānakaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक) + dānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural); तत्पुरुषः—‘इच्छया दानकानि’ (gifts given as one wishes)

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping festival panorama: decorated halls, banners, lamps, crowds of beings from many realms; Śiva (Bhava) presides, dismissing the assembled multitudes after celebrations, yet continues granting gifts to petitioners—an inexhaustible fountain of boons.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Bhava)
• Mahotsava
• Dana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great religious festivals inspire faith and wonder, and generous giving aligned with dharma becomes a vehicle of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the verse praises the mahotsava spirit and dharmic generosity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Conducting grand festivals and practicing dāna—granting gifts according to worthy requests.