Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अत्र तुष्टो ददौ रुद्रः सुराणां दुर्लभान्वरान् । वैशाखमासस्याष्टम्यां कृष्णायां सिद्धकूपके

Transliteration

atra tuṣṭo dadau rudraḥ surāṇāṃ durlabhānvarān | vaiśākhamāsasyāṣṭamyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ siddhakūpake

Translation

ഇവിടെ പ്രസന്നനായ രുദ്രൻ ദേവന്മാർക്കും ദുർലഭമായ വരങ്ങൾ നൽകി—വൈശാഖ മാസത്തിലെ കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷ അഷ്ടമിയിൽ, സിദ്ധകൂപത്തിൽ।

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pleased’ (रुद्रस्य विशेषणम्)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुराणाम्: to/for the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दुर्लभान्: hard-to-obtain
• दुर्लभान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वरान्)

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वैशाखमासस्य: of the month of Vaiśākha
• वैशाखमासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैशाखस्य मासः)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• कृष्णायाम्: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पक्षविशेषणम् (कृष्णपक्षे)

• सिद्धकूपके: at/in Siddhakūpaka
• सिद्धकूपके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + कूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; स्थानवाचक

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhakūpa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stone well (kūpa) adorned with garlands; Rudra’s presence implied as a radiant liṅga/tejas above the well; night of kṛṣṇa-aṣṭamī in Vaiśākha with lamps, devotees drawing water and offering bilva leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sura (Devas)
• Vaiśākha
• Aṣṭamī
• Siddhakūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace becomes especially accessible at a sanctified place and time; sacred geography and sacred calendrics together intensify merit and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddhakūpa, presented as a boon-bestowing sacred site associated with Rudra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance tied to the Vaiśākha month, specifically the dark-fortnight Aṣṭamī at Siddhakūpa (implying pilgrimage/worship on that tithi).