Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

ततोहं परितुष्टोथ वरं प्राप्य महेश्वरात् । कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं चिंतयामि प्रहर्षितः

Transliteration

tatohaṃ parituṣṭotha varaṃ prāpya maheśvarāt | kṛtakṛtyamivātmānaṃ ciṃtayāmi praharṣitaḥ

Translation

Тогда и я исполнился полного довольства; получив дар от Махешвары, я счёл себя подобным тому, кто исполнил назначение жизни, и возликовал.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (thereupon/from then)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परितुष्टः: fully satisfied
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having obtained’

• महेश्वरात्: from Maheśvara
• महेश्वरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कृतकृत्यम्: as one who has accomplished all duties
• कृतकृत्यम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः; ‘one whose duty is done’

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-निपात (comparative particle)

• आत्मानम्: myself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चिन्तयामि: I think/reflect
• चिन्तयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रहर्षितः: delighted
• प्रहर्षितः: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (devotee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee stands alone after Śiva’s disappearance, eyes moist with joy, serene smile, hands relaxed; a quiet tīrtha landscape at dusk suggests inner peace.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When grace is received, the devotee experiences inner completeness (kṛtakṛtyatā), a hallmark of successful sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse reflects the devotee’s inner result within a tīrtha-māhātmya story; the location is not stated in the line itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the emotional and spiritual outcome of the boon.