Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

अत्र शम्भुर्गणैः सार्द्धं माघे मासि प्रसीदति । प्रायश्चित्तानि सर्वाणि नॄणां सफलयन्भुवि

Transliteration

atra śambhurgaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ māghe māsi prasīdati | prāyaścittāni sarvāṇi nṝṇāṃ saphalayanbhuvi

Translation

ณ ที่นี้ ในเดือนมาฆะ พระศัมภูทรงโปรดปรานพร้อมหมู่คณะ (คณะ/คณะเทพ) ของพระองค์ และทรงบันดาลให้การชดใช้บาป (ปรायัศจิตตะ) ทั้งปวงของมนุษย์บนแผ่นดินบังเกิดผล

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्ययम्

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• गणैः: with the attendants (gaṇas)
• गणैः: सहकारि (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: सहकारक-प्रवर्तक (marks accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb meaning ‘together with’)

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मासि इति)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• प्रसीदति: is gracious/favours
• प्रसीदति: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्

• प्रायश्चित्तानि: expiations/penances
• प्रायश्चित्तानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (प्रायश्चित्तानि इति)

• नॄणाम्: of men/people
• नॄणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचनम्

• सफलयन्: making (them) fruitful/effective
• सफलयन्: कर्तृविशेषण (Agentive qualifier of Śambhu)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स-फल-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्तः (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘making fruitful’

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the assembled sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala kṣetra tīrthas (general, Māgha emphasis)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Māgha, Śambhu appears gracious with his gaṇas at Aruṇācala, blessing devotees so that their expiations become fruitful; a scene of devotees performing prāyaścitta rites near a tīrtha and then receiving Śiva’s benign gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Gaṇas
• Māgha (month)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion is aligned with sacred time and place, even expiatory disciplines become fully effective through Śiva’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Aruṇācala kṣetra where Śambhu, along with his gaṇas, is said to be especially pleased in Māgha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking prāyaścitta (expiations/penances) in Māgha at this kṣetra, relying on Śiva’s special favor.