Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

इति चिंत्य विरिंचोऽपि तत्रैवांतरधीयत । वज्रांगोऽपि समाप्ते तु तपसि स्थिरसंयमः

Transliteration

iti ciṃtya viriṃco'pi tatraivāṃtaradhīyata | vajrāṃgo'pi samāpte tu tapasi sthirasaṃyamaḥ

Translation

ଏପରି ଚିନ୍ତା କରି ବିରିଞ୍ଚ (ବ୍ରହ୍ମା) ସେଠାରେଇ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଧାନ ହେଲେ। ଏବଂ ବଜ୍ରାଙ୍ଗଙ୍କ ତପ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲାପରେ ସେ ସଂୟମରେ ଦୃଢ଼ ଓ ସ୍ଥିର ରହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• चिन्त्य: having thought
• चिन्त्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having thought’

• विरिञ्चः: Viriñca (Brahmā)
• विरिञ्चः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरिञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-प्रयोग (also/even)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared
• अन्तर्धीयत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘disappeared’

• वज्राङ्गः: Vajrāṅga
• वज्राङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वज्रस्य अङ्गम्/वज्राङ्गः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also)

• समाप्ते: when completed
• समाप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘when (it was) completed’ (locative absolute sense with तपसि)

• तु: but/then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• तपसि: in austerity/penance
• तपसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्थिरसंयमः: one of steady restraint
• स्थिरसंयमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिर + संयम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्थिरः संयमः यस्य/स्थिरसंयमः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a forest-āśrama, Brahmā (Viriñca) fades from sight as if dissolving into light; nearby, Vajrāṅga sits composed after completing austerities, posture unwavering, surrounded by quiet trees and a simple hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Viriñca (Brahmā)
• Vajrāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual accomplishment is confirmed not merely by visions, but by continued steadiness in self-control after the austerity ends.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha is present; the verse narrates Brahmā’s departure and Vajrāṅga’s disciplined state.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it references the completion of tapas and the maintenance of saṃyama (restraint).