Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

इति कृत्वा मतिं सर्वे प्राप्यानुज्ञां महेश्वरात् । प्रहर्षिता सुहश्चैव हरिब्रह्ममुखाः सुराः

Transliteration

iti kṛtvā matiṃ sarve prāpyānujñāṃ maheśvarāt | praharṣitā suhaścaiva haribrahmamukhāḥ surāḥ

Translation

众神既作此决意，又得大自在天（摩醯首罗）许可；由毗湿奴与梵天为首的诸天皆欢喜称心。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); कृ-धातोः

• मतिम्: intention, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); प्राप्य = प्र-आप्

• अनुज्ञाम्: permission
• अनुज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• महेश्वरात्: from Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• प्रहर्षिताः: delighted
• प्रहर्षिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सुहः: friends, well-wishers
• सुहः: Karta (Co-subject/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन (पाठानुसार; ‘सुहः’ = सुहृदः/मित्राणि इत्यर्थे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• हरिब्रह्ममुखाः: those headed by Hari and Brahmā
• हरिब्रह्ममुखाः: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + ब्रह्म + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘हरिः ब्रह्म च मुखं येषाम्’

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial council: Hari and Brahmā at the fore, other devas gathered, all turning toward Maheśvara in reverent posture; the moment of receiving anuज्ञā, faces bright with relief and joy.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred acts gain authority and फल (spiritual efficacy) when performed with divine sanction and right resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it narrates the divine approval preceding the consecration of the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seek anujñā (authorization/blessing) from the presiding deity before undertaking consecratory acts.