Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततः प्रत्यक्षतामागाद्देवदेवो महेश्वरः । प्रादुर्भूतस्तु सहसा तत्र तीर्थे नराधिप

Transliteration

tataḥ pratyakṣatāmāgāddevadevo maheśvaraḥ | prādurbhūtastu sahasā tatra tīrthe narādhipa

Translation

于是，天中之天大自在天（Maheśvara）亲自显现；人中王啊，他忽然在那圣渡处（tīrtha）现身。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदर्थे अपादान/क्रम (then/thereafter)

• प्रत्यक्षताम्: to visibility/manifestness
• प्रत्यक्षताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्षता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (state of being visible)

• आगात्: attained/came
• आगात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'came/attained'

• देवदेवः: the god of gods
• देवदेवः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/अप्पोजिशन

• प्रादुर्भूतः: appeared
• प्रादुर्भूतः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुस् (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + भू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—'having appeared'

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb); 'suddenly'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• नराधिप: O king (lord of men)
• नराधिप: Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śukla-tīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa/Bhārata (kingly addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the tīrtha, Śiva suddenly manifests before the ascetic Viṣṇu—radiant, ash-smeared, blue-throated—turning the invisible into visible grace.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Maheśvara
• Śuklatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere austerity and devotion culminate in direct divine revelation, sanctifying the place eternally.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śuklatīrtha, where Śiva is said to have appeared directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse highlights pratyakṣa-darśana (direct manifestation) as the fruit of tapas.