Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

चीर्णव्रतान्सुरान्दृष्ट्वा विशुद्धांश्च महेश्वरः । मतिं तेषां ददौ तुष्टो जीवात्मा सर्वभूतदृक्

Transliteration

cīrṇavratānsurāndṛṣṭvā viśuddhāṃśca maheśvaraḥ | matiṃ teṣāṃ dadau tuṣṭo jīvātmā sarvabhūtadṛk

Translation

വ്രതങ്ങൾ ആചരിച്ച് വിശുദ്ധരായ ദേവന്മാരെ കണ്ട മഹേശ്വരൻ പ്രസന്നനായി. സർവ്വഭൂതദർശിയായ അന്തർസ്ഥ ജീവാത്മാവായി അദ്ദേഹം അവർക്കു സമ്യക് ബോധം ദാനം ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• चीर्णव्रतान्: who had performed vows
• चीर्णव्रतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चीर्ण + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः) ‘चीर्ण’ (performed) + ‘व्रत’ (vow) विशेषण (qualifying ‘सुरान्’)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• विशुद्धान्: purified
• विशुद्धान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘सुरान्’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मतिम्: understanding; resolve
• मतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana/Adhikara (Recipient relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘महेश्वरः’)

• जीवात्मा: the living Self
• जीवात्मा: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (जीवस्य आत्मा/जीवात्मा) उपाधि/विशेषणरूपेण

• सर्वभूतदृक्: seer of all beings
• सर्वभूतदृक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + दृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यः सर्वाणि भूतानि पश्यति) विशेषण (qualifying ‘महेश्वरः’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara, serene and luminous, gazes upon purified devas; from his calm presence emanates a subtle ‘light of understanding’ entering their foreheads/hearts, symbolizing bestowed mati.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vows performed with purity mature into inner clarity; divine grace often appears as right counsel (mati).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues a tīrtha-focused narrative, but no particular place-name is explicit in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The performance of vrata (vowed observances) leading to viśuddhi (purification) is the operative prescription.