Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततो वर्षसहस्रांते तस्यास्तुष्टो महेश्वरः । उवाच परितुष्टोऽस्मि वरं प्रार्थय वांछितम्

Transliteration

tato varṣasahasrāṃte tasyāstuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | uvāca parituṣṭo'smi varaṃ prārthaya vāṃchitam

Translation

ครั้นครบพันปี พระมหेशวรก็ทรงพอพระทัยในนาง แล้วตรัสด้วยความยินดีว่า “เราพอใจยิ่งนัก จงขอพรตามที่ปรารถนาเถิด”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter)

• वर्ष-सहस्र-अन्ते: at the end of a thousand years
• वर्ष-सहस्र-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वर्षाणां सहस्रस्य अन्ते = at the end of a thousand years)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महान् ईश्वरः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• परितुष्टः: fully pleased
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Predicate of अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-तुष् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रार्थय: ask (for)
• प्रार्थय: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of वरम्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) reporting Śiva’s words

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After long austerity, Śiva appears before Diti—moon-crested, ash-smeared, serene—raising a hand in boon-giving gesture; the sacred field glows, time itself feels suspended.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Diti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady austerity and devotion culminate in divine grace; the Purāṇic model links perseverance (tapas) to the Lord’s boon (vara).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implied: the same kṣetra where Diti performed her vow; the verse highlights the efficacy of practice performed at the chapter’s sacred locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Long-term vrata/tapas (symbolized by ‘a thousand years’) as a means to attain iṣṭa-phala (desired boon).