Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

प्राह षष्टितमे कल्पे विशापो भविता गणः । मदीय इति संप्रोच्य जगामादर्शनं शिवः

Transliteration

prāha ṣaṣṭitame kalpe viśāpo bhavitā gaṇaḥ | madīya iti saṃprocya jagāmādarśanaṃ śivaḥ

Translation

Shiva mengisytiharkan: 'Pada kalpa keenam puluh, pengiring (gana) ini akan bebas daripada sumpahan.' Dengan berkata, 'Dia adalah milik-Ku,' Shiva kemudian ghaib daripada pandangan.

Word by Word

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/अह (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• षष्टितमे: in the sixtieth
• षष्टितमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टितम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘in the sixtieth’

• कल्पे: aeon (kalpa)
• कल्पे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विशापः: free from the curse
• विशापः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; नञ्-समासार्थे ‘without curse’ (वि- उपसर्गेण ‘विशाप’ = ‘अशाप’)

• भविता: will become
• भविता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Simple Future, 3rd person, Singular

• गणः: a gaṇa (attendant)
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मदीयः: mine, belonging to me
• मदीयः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; स्वत्ववाचक विशेषणम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (Quotation/इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक — Indeclinable quotative ‘thus’

• संप्रोच्य: having declared
• संप्रोच्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय-भावे) — Absolutive, ‘having said/declared’

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• अदर्शनम्: out of sight, invisibility
• अदर्शनम्: Gati-karma (Goal of motion/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः न दर्शनम् (नञ्-तत्पुरुष)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narrative audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva pronounces a time-bound release—‘in the sixtieth kalpa’—and tenderly claims the being as ‘Mine’; then Śiva vanishes, leaving a lingering aura and stunned attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s compassion and ownership—“He is Mine”—assures eventual liberation even from a long-standing curse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the narrative of release and merit described in the surrounding passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a declaration of fate across kalpas and Śiva’s protective grace.