Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा सहसागत्य हर्षकौतुकविह्वलः । दैवोपपन्नं मन्वानो गृहीत्वा शिरसा ययौ

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasāgatya harṣakautukavihvalaḥ | daivopapannaṃ manvāno gṛhītvā śirasā yayau

Translation

అది చూచి అతడు హర్షకౌతుకాలతో విహ్వలుడై వెంటనే పరుగెత్తి వచ్చెను. దైవప్రసాదమని భావించి దానిని భక్తితో శిరస్సుపై ఉంచుకొని తీసికొని వెళ్లెను.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (person/thing)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• सहसा: suddenly/quickly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (Adverb)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• हर्षकौतुकविह्वलः: overwhelmed with joy and curiosity
• हर्षकौतुकविह्वलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kautuka (प्रातिपदिक) + vihvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—हर्षेण कौतुकेन च विह्वलः (overwhelmed with joy and curiosity)

• दैवोपपन्नम्: divinely obtained/provided
• दैवोपपन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक) + upapanna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—दैवेन उपपन्नम् (provided by fate/divine)

• मन्वानः: thinking/considering
• मन्वानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having taken/held
• गृहीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• शिरसा: with (his) head; on the head (as a mark of reverence)
• शिरसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; unspecified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young prince-like figure rushes toward a newly found pot/kalasha, eyes widened in wonder, then lifts it to his head in reverence before carrying it home.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

What comes by divine grace should be received with humility and reverence, not arrogance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Śiva’s grace manifesting in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes devotional reverence (bhāva) in receiving a divine boon.