Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच ते देवः स्वयमेव महेश्वरः । ताभ्यां सुतपसा तुष्टः सादरं भक्तवत्सलः

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca te devaḥ svayameva maheśvaraḥ | tābhyāṃ sutapasā tuṣṭaḥ sādaraṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ

Translation

Então aquele Deus—o próprio Maheśvara—falou em pessoa, satisfeito com as austeridades excelentes de ambos, com ternura e reverência, pois é sempre afetuoso para com os seus devotos.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: then/from there)

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) / षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) अधिक सम्भाव्य

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta-visheshana (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (reflexive adverb: himself)

• एव: indeed
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• ताभ्याम्: by those two
• ताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; साधन/कर्तृसहभाव

• सुतपसा: by excellent austerity
• सुतपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्ग-सदृश उपपद; साधन (by good austerity)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta-visheshana (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + त (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): आदरेण सह

• भक्तवत्सलः: affectionate to devotees
• भक्तवत्सलः: Karta-visheshana (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तानां वत्सलः)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara appears near the newly emerged liṅga and speaks gently to the two ascetics; his expression is compassionate, conveying bhakta-vātsalya; the scene glows with soft divine light.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• two women devotees
• tapas
• bhakta-vatsala (devotee-loving)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tapas and bhakti draw the Lord’s direct response; divine compassion is central to tīrtha legends.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same locality where the liṅga emerged and where the two devotees performed austerities, establishing the site’s fame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly affirms tapas and devotion as efficacious; no specific rite is detailed in this verse.