Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

तक्षक उवाच । परितुष्टोऽस्मि भद्रं स्तात्तव राजेद्रनंदन । बालोपि यत्परं तत्त्वं वेत्सि शैवं परात्परम्

Transliteration

takṣaka uvāca | parituṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ stāttava rājedranaṃdana | bālopi yatparaṃ tattvaṃ vetsi śaivaṃ parātparam

Translation

తక్షకుడు అన్నాడు—నేను పూర్తిగా సంతుష్టుడను; నీకు మంగళం కలుగుగాక, ఓ రాజాధిరాజుని కుమారా. నీవు బాలుడైనా శైవమైన పరాత్పర పరమ తత్త్వాన్ని తెలుసుకున్నావు।

Word by Word

• takṣakaḥ: Takṣaka
• takṣakaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• parituṣṭaḥ: fully pleased
• parituṣṭaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parituṣṭa (√tuṣ तुष्, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्तान्त विशेषण

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhadram: good fortune
• bhadram: Sambandha (Benediction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थे (benedictive usage: good fortune)

• stāt: may it be
• stāt: Kriya (Benedictive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आशीर्लिङ्/विधिलिङ्-सम), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आशीर्वचनार्थे (may it be)

• tava: for you/your
• tava: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• rāja-indra-nandana: O son of the king of kings
• rāja-indra-nandana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• bālaḥ: a child
• bālaḥ: Karta (Concessive subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (that which)

• param: supreme
• param: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tattvam: principle/reality
• tattvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vetsi: you know
• vetsi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śaivam: pertaining to Śiva
• śaivam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• parātparam: beyond the supreme; the highest
• parātparam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परात् (abl.) + परम् (acc.) इति समासवत् प्रयोगः (supreme beyond the supreme)

Speaker

Takṣaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Takṣaka addressing a young prince with a blessing gesture; the prince appears calm and wise beyond years; subtle aura around the prince indicating realization of Śaiva tattva.

Characters & Entities

• Takṣaka
• Śiva
• Rājaputra (prince)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual maturity is not bound to age; knowing the supreme Śaiva truth is the highest excellence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; it is character-focused dialogue praising spiritual insight.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on knowledge (tattva-jñāna) and devotion to Śiva.