Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

महाविभवसंपन्नां पूजां कृत्वा स मोदते । हर्षेण महताविष्टो नृत्यति स्तौति गायति

Transliteration

mahāvibhavasaṃpannāṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā sa modate | harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭo nṛtyati stauti gāyati

Translation

ครั้นประกอบพิธีบูชาที่สมบูรณ์ด้วยความโอ่อ่าและเครื่องสักการะมากมายแล้ว เขาก็เปรมปรีดิ์; ถูกความยินดีใหญ่หลวงครอบงำ จึงร่ายรำ สรรเสริญ และขับร้อง

Word by Word

• महाविभवसंपन्नाम्: endowed with great splendor/wealth
• महाविभवसंपन्नाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + विभव (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (कृदन्त; √पद्/पद् with सम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular qualifying ‘पूजाम्’

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having done’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; rejoices

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with joy)

• महतā: greatly
• महतā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular used intensively ‘greatly’ (adverbial)

• आविष्टः: overcome/filled
• आविष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-विश् (धातु) → आविष्ट (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle ‘possessed/overcome’

• नृत्यति: dances
• नृत्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; dances

• स्तौति: praises
• स्तौति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; praises

• गायति: sings
• गायति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; sings

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive shrine after grand worship: offerings piled, lamps blazing; the king, intoxicated with devotional joy, dances with raised arms while bards and attendants sing Śiva-stotras.

Characters & Entities

• Vimardana
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship naturally flowers into joyful devotion—praise, song, and dance—showing bhakti as both reverence and inner transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the devotional culture surrounding Śiva-pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies elaborate pūjā (mahāvibhava) and devotional accompaniments such as stotra (praise) and kīrtana-like singing.