Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो याच्यतां वरमुत्तमम् । नमस्कृत्य ततः सर्वे प्रोचुश्च शशिशेखरम्

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevo yācyatāṃ varamuttamam | namaskṛtya tataḥ sarve procuśca śaśiśekharam

Translation

تب مہادیو خوش ہو کر بولے: “اعلیٰ ترین ور مانگو۔” پھر سب نے سجدۂ تعظیم کیا اور ششی شیکھر (چاند-تاج والے) سے عرض کیا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (हेतु/अनन्तर-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb): “thereupon/then/from that”

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (agreeing with महादेवः)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); कर्मधारयः: “महान् देवः”

• याच्यताम्: let (a boon) be requested
• याच्यताम्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन: “let (it) be asked / ask!” (impersonal/passive imperative)

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

• उत्तमम्: best
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (agreeing with वरम्)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु) → नमस्कृत्य (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): “having bowed/paid homage”

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (अनन्तर-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb): “then/thereafter”

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural; understood with सिद्धगणाः)

• प्रोचुः: they said
• प्रोचुः: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन: “they said/spoke”

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction): “and”

• शशिशेखरम्: Śiva (moon-crested)
• शशिशेखरम्: कर्म (Object of speaking/addressing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि + शेखर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); बहुव्रीहिः: “शशिः शेखरः यस्य सः” (moon-crested) = Śiva

Speaker

Narrator (within Īśvara–Devī dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Śaśiśekhara appears near the liṅga, serene and radiant; siddhas bow in unison as he offers the highest boon.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śaśiśekhara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion ripens into humility (namaskāra), the Lord becomes pleased and opens the way for the highest boon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Siddheśvara Māhātmya section of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverential salutation (namaskāra) to Śiva as the proper approach before seeking spiritual blessings.