Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

धर्मवर्मोवाच । अद्य मे सफलं जन्म अद्य मे सफलं तपः । अद्य ते कृतकृत्योऽस्मि कृतः कृतिमतां वर

Transliteration

dharmavarmovāca | adya me saphalaṃ janma adya me saphalaṃ tapaḥ | adya te kṛtakṛtyo'smi kṛtaḥ kṛtimatāṃ vara

Translation

ധർമ്മവർമ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇന്ന് എന്റെ ജന്മം സഫലമായി, ഇന്ന് എന്റെ തപസ്സ് സഫലമായി. ഹേ കൃതിമാന്മാരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനേ, ഇന്ന് നിന്മൂലം ഞാൻ കൃതകൃത്യനായിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• dharmavarmā: Dharmavarman
• dharmavarmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharmavarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular); वक्ता (speaker)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• saphalam: fruitful; successful
• saphalam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; स+फल = 'with fruit/successful'

• janma: birth; life
• janma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• saphalam: fruitful
• saphalam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tapaḥ: austerity; penance
• tapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• te: for you; your
• te: Sambandha (For you/तुभ्यम्-अर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन (genitive/dative singular)

• kṛtakṛtyaḥ: fulfilled; accomplished
• kṛtakṛtyaḥ: Kriya-puraka (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta-kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular); कृत+कृत्य = 'one who has done what ought to be done'

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Copula/अस्ति-अर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kṛtaḥ: made; become
• kṛtaḥ: Kriya-puraka (Predicate participle/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'made/become'

• kṛtimatām: of the accomplished (ones)
• kṛtimatām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (masculine, genitive plural)

• vara: O best (one)
• vara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, vocative/nominative singular); संबोधनार्थे

Speaker

Dharmavarman

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The instructing sage (unnamed in the provided excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Dharmavarman rises with folded hands, eyes moist with gratitude, praising the sage; attendants remain still; the hermitage glows with quiet sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmavarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing and embracing dharma-teachings makes life and austerity ‘fruitful’ when it leads to inner fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on the transformative power of dharmic instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse expresses the result of receiving dharma-knowledge.