Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

ततोहं परितुष्टोथ वरं प्राप्य महेश्वरात् । कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं चिंतयामि प्रहर्षितः

Transliteration

tatohaṃ parituṣṭotha varaṃ prāpya maheśvarāt | kṛtakṛtyamivātmānaṃ ciṃtayāmi praharṣitaḥ

Translation

پھر میں بھی پوری طرح مطمئن ہو گیا؛ مہیشور سے ور پا کر میں نے خوشی سے اپنے آپ کو کِرتکرتیہ، یعنی زندگی کا مقصد پورا ہوا، سمجھا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (thereupon/from then)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परितुष्टः: fully satisfied
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

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

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having obtained’

• महेश्वरात्: from Maheśvara
• महेश्वरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कृतकृत्यम्: as one who has accomplished all duties
• कृतकृत्यम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः; ‘one whose duty is done’

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-निपात (comparative particle)

• आत्मानम्: myself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चिन्तयामि: I think/reflect
• चिन्तयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रहर्षितः: delighted
• प्रहर्षितः: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (devotee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee stands alone after Śiva’s disappearance, eyes moist with joy, serene smile, hands relaxed; a quiet tīrtha landscape at dusk suggests inner peace.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When grace is received, the devotee experiences inner completeness (kṛtakṛtyatā), a hallmark of successful sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse reflects the devotee’s inner result within a tīrtha-māhātmya story; the location is not stated in the line itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the emotional and spiritual outcome of the boon.