Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

प्रहृष्टाः समपद्यंत गाथां चेमां जगुस्तदा । तेन यज्ञैर्जपैःस्तोत्रैस्तपो भिस्तोषिता वयम्

Transliteration

prahṛṣṭāḥ samapadyaṃta gāthāṃ cemāṃ jagustadā | tena yajñairjapaiḥstotraistapo bhistoṣitā vayam

Translation

ด้วยความปีติยินดี พวกเขาพร้อมใจกันแล้วขับร้องคาถานี้ว่า “ด้วยยัญญะ การสวดมนต์ (ชปะ) บทสรรเสริญ (สโตตระ) และตบะ เราทั้งหลายได้พอพระทัยแล้ว”

Word by Word

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted, rejoiced
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु) → prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP)

• समपद्यन्त: they approached/attained
• समपद्यन्त: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गाथाम्: a song/verse
• गाथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगुः: they sang
• जगुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gai (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• जपैः: by recitations
• जपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• स्तोत्रैः: by hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तपोभिः: by austerities
• तपोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तोषिताः: pleased, satisfied
• तोषिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tuṣ (धातु) → toṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Devas (quoted within Nārada’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhiliṅga (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jubilant assembly of devas, gathered in a semicircle, singing a gāthā of praise; subtle indications of sacrificial fires, rosaries, and ascetic emblems to show yajña–japa–tapas together.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Yajña
• Japa
• Stotra
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Classical dharmic practices—yajña, japa, stotra, and tapas—are upheld as powerful offerings that bring divine satisfaction and harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as praise within the chapter’s sacred narrative; the specific tīrtha context is supplied by the surrounding Siddhiliṅga/related māhātmya passages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It commends yajña (sacrifice), japa (recitation), stotra (hymns), and tapas (austerity) as efficacious devotional disciplines.