Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तोषितः परया भक्त्या शङ्करः शशिशेखरः । चतुर्दश्यां गुरुर्देवः प्रत्यक्षो मङ्गलेश्वरः

Transliteration

toṣitaḥ parayā bhaktyā śaṅkaraḥ śaśiśekharaḥ | caturdaśyāṃ gururdevaḥ pratyakṣo maṅgaleśvaraḥ

Translation

اعلیٰ بھکتی سے خوش ہو کر شَنکر، جس کے سر پر چاند ہے، چَتُردَشی کے دن منگلیشور کے روپ میں ظاہر ہوتے ہیں؛ اُس دن دیویہ گرو وہاں براہِ راست حاضر ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• toṣitaḥ: pleased, satisfied
• toṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (as predicate adjective to śaṅkaraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) → toṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• parayā: by supreme/great
• parayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; used as adjective to bhaktyā

• bhaktyā: by devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śaśiśekharaḥ: moon-crested one
• śaśiśekharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition to śaṅkaraḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśi + śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'शशेः शेखरः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; epithet of Śiva

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśyām: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; tithi-name

• gurur: teacher, guru
• gurur: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; visarga-sandhi before devaḥ

• devaḥ: god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pratyakṣaḥ: manifest, directly visible
• pratyakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (predicate/apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used adjectivally

• maṅgaleśvaraḥ: Maṅgaleśvara (Lord of Maṅgala/Mars)
• maṅgaleśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मङ्गलस्य ईश्वरः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper name/title

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgaleśvara (Revā-tīra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the bank of Revā, Śaṅkara with crescent moon appears in radiant form; a liṅga or Maṅgaleśvara presence is suggested, with devotees in awe on caturdaśī night.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śaśiśekhara
• Maṅgaleśvara
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Intense devotion (parā-bhakti) draws divine presence into direct experience (pratyakṣatā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṅgaleśvara, where Śiva is said to be directly manifest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance/visit on caturdaśī (the 14th lunar day) is highlighted for Maṅgaleśvara’s special manifestation.