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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

इति महाकालप्रादुर्भावः । नारद उवाच । अथ केनापि कालेन पार्थ राजा करंधमः । विशेषमिच्छुर्धर्मेषु श्रुत्वा तीर्थमहागुणान्

Transliteration

iti mahākālaprādurbhāvaḥ | nārada uvāca | atha kenāpi kālena pārtha rājā karaṃdhamaḥ | viśeṣamicchurdharmeṣu śrutvā tīrthamahāguṇān

Translation

Như vậy là sự hiển lộ của Mahākāla. Nārada nói: Vào một thời điểm, vua Pārtha Karaṁdhama, mong cầu sự xuất sắc trong dharma, đã nghe về những công đức lớn lao của các thánh địa tīrtha.

Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/thus)
mahākāla-prādurbhāvaḥthe manifestation of Mahākāla
mahākāla-prādurbhāvaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahākāla (प्रातिपदिक) + prādurbhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahākālasya prādurbhāvaḥ)
nāradaḥNārada
nāradaḥ:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnārada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)
kenaby which
kena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुं/नपुं; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; सर्वनाम
apieven/also
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)
kālenaat a time
kālena:
Adhikarana (Time circumstance/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन
pārthaO Pārtha
pārtha:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootpārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन
rājāthe king
rājā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन
karaṃdhamaḥKaraṃdhama
karaṃdhamaḥ:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkaraṃdhama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)
viśeṣama distinction/special excellence
viśeṣam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन
icchuḥdesiring
icchuḥ:
Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootiṣ (धातु) + u (उणादि/कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) → icchu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकृदन्त (उणादि); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (desiderous)
dharmeṣuin matters of dharma
dharmeṣu:
Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); बहुवचन
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)
tīrtha-mahā-guṇānthe great qualities of the sacred ford(s)
tīrtha-mahā-guṇān:
Karma (Object of śrutvā/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् विशेषण) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (tīrthasya mahā-guṇāḥ)
Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahākāla-kṣetra (Mahākāleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada narrates; King Karaṁdhama, intent on dharma, listens to the famed virtues of tīrthas, resolving to set out toward Mahākāla-kṣetra.

Characters & Entities
M
Mahākāla
N
Nārada
K
King Karaṁdhama
T
Tīrtha
D
Dharma

FAQs

Hearing the glory of tīrthas inspires dharma-seeking rulers to pursue higher righteousness through sacred travel and worship.

The narrative transitions to Mahākāla’s sphere and the broader tīrtha-mahātmya context that draws the king.

No single rite is prescribed; the verse frames tīrtha-mahātmya as a means to deepen dharma.

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