Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

यदात्र स्तानकं चक्रे देवर्षिर्नारदः पुरा । तदा ग्रहैर्वरा दत्ताः शनिना च वरस्त्वसौ

Transliteration

yadātra stānakaṃ cakre devarṣirnāradaḥ purā | tadā grahairvarā dattāḥ śaninā ca varastvasau

Translation

往昔，天圣那罗陀在此修行清净誓行（vrata）之时，诸行星（graha）赐予恩愿；其中以沙尼（Śani，土星）尤为特别，亲赐一愿于他。

Word by Word

• yadā: when
• yadā: Sambandha (Temporal relation/कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'when')

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here')

• stānakam: a bathing/ablution (rite)
• stānakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• cakre: did/performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• devarṣiḥ: the divine sage
• devarṣiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); देवर्षेः विशेषण-सम्बोधनार्थं नाम (proper name in apposition)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Sambandha (Temporal relation/कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'formerly/once')

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal relation/कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• grahaiḥ: by the planets
• grahaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• varāḥ: boons
• varāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• dattāḥ: given
• dattāḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'वराः' इति पदस्य विशेषण (Masculine Nom. Pl.)

• śaninā: by Śani (Saturn)
• śaninā: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• varaḥ: a boon
• varaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun: 'that/he')

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā and matted locks, performs a vow at a luminous tīrtha; the Navagrahas appear as radiant deities in the sky, with Śani dark-hued and austere granting a boon.

Characters & Entities

• Devarṣi Nārada
• Grahāḥ (planets)
• Śani (Saturn)
• Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is validated by exemplary sages; their practice there reveals the site’s power to grant boons, even through cosmic forces (grahas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama is implied by “here (atra)”.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A holy observance performed at the site, connected with receiving graha (planetary) boons—especially from Śani.