Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

एवं तस्यां स्थितायां तु स्थिते लोकत्रये तदा । शिशुर्भूत्वा महादेवः क्रीडार्थं वृषभध्वजः

Transliteration

evaṃ tasyāṃ sthitāyāṃ tu sthite lokatraye tadā | śiśurbhūtvā mahādevaḥ krīḍārthaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ

Translation

ครั้นนางยืนอยู่ดังนั้น และเมื่อไตรโลกก็หยุดนิ่งเฝ้ามองอยู่ในกาลนั้น มหาเทวะผู้มีธงวัวได้แปลงเป็นทารกเพื่อการเล่นอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• तस्याम्: in her/when she
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्थितायाम्: having stood/being stationed
• स्थितायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘तस्याम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (locative absolute member)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• स्थिते: being (in a state)/standing
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘लोकत्रये’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (locative absolute: when the three worlds were in a state)

• लोकत्रये: in the three worlds
• लोकत्रये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः—त्रयो लोकाः (in the three worlds)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: then)

• शिशुः: a child
• शिशुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate noun)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having become’

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—महान् देवः (proper name)

• क्रीडार्थम्: for play
• क्रीडार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—क्रीडायाः अर्थः (purpose; accusative of purpose)

• वृषभध्वजः: he whose banner bears a bull
• वृषभध्वजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—वृषभो ध्वजो यस्य सः (epithet of Śiva)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a radiant divine court, as all realms seem to pause, Śiva—marked by the bull-banner—suddenly appears as a small child, playful and luminous, drawing astonished attention from gods and attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (implied)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s līlā shows divine freedom: the Supreme can assume any form, teaching devotees to see God’s presence beyond fixed appearances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the cosmic stage of Śiva’s līlā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a theological motif (līlā) rather than a rite.