Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

कांत्या सूर्यसमाभास ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे क्षणात् । ततो वियद्गतं देवैः पुष्पवर्षमभून्महत्

Transliteration

kāṃtyā sūryasamābhāsa ūrdhvamācakrame kṣaṇāt | tato viyadgataṃ devaiḥ puṣpavarṣamabhūnmahat

Translation

సూర్యసమాన కాంతితో ప్రకాశిస్తూ అతడు క్షణములోనే ఊర్ధ్వముగా లేచెను. అనంతరం ఆకాశమునుండి దేవతలు మహా పుష్పవర్షము కురిపించిరి.

Word by Word

• कान्त्या: by (his) radiance
• कान्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• सूर्य-सम-आभासः: having a sun-like appearance
• सूर्य-सम-आभासः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + आभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular; विशेषण (सूर्यवत् समः आभासः यस्य)

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आचक्रमे: advanced, moved
• आचक्रमे: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — he advanced/stepped

• क्षणात्: in an instant, immediately
• क्षणात्: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — ablative singular (time)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वियत्-गतम्: (that which was) in the sky
• वियत्-गतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वियत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular; ‘sky-gone’ = in the sky

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण/सह), बहुवचन — instrumental plural

• पुष्प-वर्षम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्प-वर्षम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular

• अभूत्: arose, happened
• अभूत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — it became/was

• महत्: great, immense
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular; विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sun-bright figure rises upward instantly; above, devas in the sky release a dense shower of flowers cascading down like rain.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Puṣpavarṣa (flower-shower)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion and discipline mature, the divine world itself acknowledges the devotee’s success through auspicious signs like a heavenly flower-shower.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse highlights heavenly celebration rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse describes divine honors (puṣpavarṣa) granted after the act of worship.