Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कामेन स्थापितो देवः कुसुमेश्वरसंज्ञितः । ख्यातः सर्वेषु लोकेषु देवदेवः सनातनः

Transliteration

kāmena sthāpito devaḥ kusumeśvarasaṃjñitaḥ | khyātaḥ sarveṣu lokeṣu devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ

Translation

أقامه كاما فصار الإله يُعرَف باسم كوسوميشڤارا. مشهورٌ في العوالم كلّها، وهو ربّ الأرباب الأزليّ.

Word by Word

• कामेन: by Kāma (the god of love)
• कामेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्थापितः: was established
• स्थापितः: Kriya (Result/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः

• देवः: the deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुसुमेश्वरसंज्ञितः: named Kusumeśvara
• कुसुमेश्वरसंज्ञितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुसुमेश्वर-संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; कुसुमेश्वर + संज्ञित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः इति)

• ख्यातः: is renowned
• ख्यातः: Kriya (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकेषु इति)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• देवदेवः: God of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक; देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवदेवः/देवः इति)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (narrative context within the Yudhiṣṭhira–Mārkaṇḍeya dialogue begins at v.7; v.2 continues the site-glorification narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kusumeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāma (with floral bow) performs installation/adoration before a Śiva-liṅga named Kusumeśvara; celestial beings witness, suggesting the shrine’s fame across worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma
• Kusumeśvara
• Śiva (Devadeva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even forces like desire (Kāma) become sanctified when turned toward establishing and worshipping Śiva; the tīrtha’s deity is praised as eternal Devadeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kusumeśvara—Śiva’s shrine/linga connected with Kāma, within the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse emphasizes consecration/establishment (sthāpana) and the fame of the deity.