Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

यत्र हंता तत्र ग्रामं लोहाटीति भविष्यति । गयोनाम महादैत्यो भवतां विघ्नकृत्तदा

Transliteration

yatra haṃtā tatra grāmaṃ lohāṭīti bhaviṣyati | gayonāma mahādaityo bhavatāṃ vighnakṛttadā

Translation

وحيث يكون قاتلُ ذلك العدوّ، تُعرَف القرية باسم «لُوهَاطِي» (Lohāṭī). وفي ذلك الحين سيغدو شيطانٌ عظيم يُدعى «غايَا» (Gaya) صانعَ العوائق لكم.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Relative location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• हंता: the slayer
• हंता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Correlative location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• ग्रामम्: village
• ग्रामम्: Karma (Object/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• लोहाटी: Lohāṭī (name)
• लोहाटी: Karta/Predicate nominal (Name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहाटी (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रामनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-सम्बन्धेन नामनिर्देश

• इति: thus, called
• इति: Nāmanirdeśa (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशक (quotative/marker of name)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गयः: Gaya (name)
• गयः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Nāmanirdeśa (Name marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक निपात (particle meaning 'named')

• महादैत्यः: a great demon
• महादैत्यः: Apposition/Subject qualifier
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् दैत्यः)

• भवताम्: of you (honorific, plural)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; आदरसूचक सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; आदरसूचक (of you all)

• विघ्नकृत्: maker of obstacles
• विघ्नकृत्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न + कृत् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (विघ्नं करोति)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lohāṭī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A marked spot where the ‘slayer’ stands victorious; villagers later build a small shrine and the settlement gains the name Lohāṭī; in the shadows, the demon Gaya appears as a looming obstacle-maker.

Characters & Entities

• Lohāṭī (village name)
• Gaya (mahādaitya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places carry memory of dharma’s victory; even obstacles (vighna) are integrated into the holy narrative that guides devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The village that will be known as Lohāṭī, whose name is tied to a slaying that upholds dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it explains a place-name and foretells an obstructing demon.