Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तारको नमुचेः पुत्रस्तपसा परमेण हि । ब्रह्माणं तोषयामास ब्रह्मा तस्य तुतोष वै

Transliteration

tārako namuceḥ putrastapasā parameṇa hi | brahmāṇaṃ toṣayāmāsa brahmā tasya tutoṣa vai

Translation

नमुचीचा पुत्र तारक परमतपाने ब्रह्मदेवांना प्रसन्न करू लागला; आणि ब्रह्मदेवही खरोखर त्याच्यावर संतुष्ट झाले.

Word by Word

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमुचेः: of Namuci
• नमुचेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• परमेण: supreme, intense
• परमेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'तपसा' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तोषयामास: pleased, satisfied
• तोषयामास: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद, परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense in usage: 'तोषयामास' = 'अतोषयत्/सन्तोषयामास'

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative framing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka performs severe austerities—emaciated yet radiant with heat—before Brahmā seated on a lotus; Brahmā’s face softens in satisfaction, hinting at an impending boon with far-reaching consequences.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Namuci
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas has real potency in Purāṇic ethics; spiritual power is effective, but its moral direction (dharma vs adharma) determines its outcome.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly in this verse; the broader Kedārakhaṇḍa context relates the narrative within the sanctity of Kedāra and its dhārmic worldview.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) is referenced as a spiritual discipline, though no specific vrata or rite is prescribed in this line.