Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तस्यैवोत्तरदिग्भागे द्वितीयोऽन्यः प्रतिष्ठितः । चन्द्रमा धंधुमारेण तद्वत्सोऽपि प्रतिष्ठितः

Transliteration

tasyaivottaradigbhāge dvitīyo'nyaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ | candramā dhaṃdhumāreṇa tadvatso'pi pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

وفي الجهة الشمالية من ذلك المعبد نفسه أُقيم آخر—معبدٌ ثانٍ. وهناك نُصِّبَ تشاندرَما (إله القمر) على يد دهمدهومارا (Dhaṃdhumāra)، وكذلك أقام ابنه أيضًا مزارًا على مثال ذلك.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• uttara-dik-bhāge: in the northern side/portion
• uttara-dik-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (उत्तरायां दिशि भागे)

• dvitīyaḥ: the second
• dvitīyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रासादः/स्थलः implied)

• anyaḥ: another
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: is established
• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थित्यर्थक

• candramāḥ: the Moon
• candramāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candramas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dhaṃdhumāreṇa: by Dhandhumāra
• dhaṃdhumāreṇa: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaṃdhumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; नामविशेषः

• tad-vatsaḥ: his son
• tad-vatsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य वत्सः = his son/calf)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also)

• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: is established
• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candramā-pratiṣṭhā (within Rātrinātha-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like sacred scene: the main Rātrinātha shrine, and to its north a second shrine where Candramā is installed; Dhaṃdhumāra and his son perform installation rites with priests and offerings under a moonlit sky.

Characters & Entities

• Candramā (Soma)
• Dhaṃdhumāra
• Son of Dhaṃdhumāra
• Uttara-dik (north)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration (pratiṣṭhā) of a deity in a kṣetra, especially Soma, is presented as a lineage-strengthening act of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Soma-related shrines within the Hāṭakeśvara/Rātrinātha sacred precinct, with a noted northern installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies deity-installation (pratiṣṭhā), though it does not detail the rites.