Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तोषितः परया भक्त्या शङ्करः शशिशेखरः । चतुर्दश्यां गुरुर्देवः प्रत्यक्षो मङ्गलेश्वरः

Transliteration

toṣitaḥ parayā bhaktyā śaṅkaraḥ śaśiśekharaḥ | caturdaśyāṃ gururdevaḥ pratyakṣo maṅgaleśvaraḥ

Translation

ପରମ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ଶଶିଶେଖର ଶଙ୍କର ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦଶୀ ଦିନେ ମଙ୍ଗଳେଶ୍ୱର ରୂପେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ହୁଅନ୍ତି; ସେଠାରେ ଗୁରୁଦେବ ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ ବିରାଜନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• toṣitaḥ: pleased, satisfied
• toṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (as predicate adjective to śaṅkaraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) → toṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• parayā: by supreme/great
• parayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; used as adjective to bhaktyā

• bhaktyā: by devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śaśiśekharaḥ: moon-crested one
• śaśiśekharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition to śaṅkaraḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśi + śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'शशेः शेखरः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; epithet of Śiva

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśyām: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; tithi-name

• gurur: teacher, guru
• gurur: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; visarga-sandhi before devaḥ

• devaḥ: god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pratyakṣaḥ: manifest, directly visible
• pratyakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (predicate/apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used adjectivally

• maṅgaleśvaraḥ: Maṅgaleśvara (Lord of Maṅgala/Mars)
• maṅgaleśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मङ्गलस्य ईश्वरः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper name/title

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgaleśvara (Revā-tīra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the bank of Revā, Śaṅkara with crescent moon appears in radiant form; a liṅga or Maṅgaleśvara presence is suggested, with devotees in awe on caturdaśī night.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śaśiśekhara
• Maṅgaleśvara
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Intense devotion (parā-bhakti) draws divine presence into direct experience (pratyakṣatā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṅgaleśvara, where Śiva is said to be directly manifest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance/visit on caturdaśī (the 14th lunar day) is highlighted for Maṅgaleśvara’s special manifestation.