Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मण्डपस्थापनं चैव क्रियतां ह्यधुना विभो । तथोक्तो विष्णुना शंभुश्चकारात्महिताय वै

Transliteration

maṇḍapasthāpanaṃ caiva kriyatāṃ hyadhunā vibho | tathokto viṣṇunā śaṃbhuścakārātmahitāya vai

Translation

“হে বিভো, এতিয়াই মণ্ডপ স্থাপন কৰা হওক।” বিষ্ণুৰ এই কথাত সম্বোধিত হৈ শম্ভুৱে নিশ্চয়েই নিজৰ হিত আৰু কল্যাণৰ বাবে সেই কৰ্ম কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• मण्डपस्थापनम्: the pavilion-setting
• मण्डपस्थापनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप + स्थापना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—मण्डपस्य स्थापना (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

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

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be done'

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: now)

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• उक्तः: addressed/told
• उक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; वच् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle): 'having been told'

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आत्महिताय: for his own benefit
• आत्महिताय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (हित), चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; समासः—आत्मनः हितम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: खलु/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) reporting Viṣṇu’s instruction and Śiva’s action

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu addresses Śambhu with a directive; Śiva calmly initiates the pavilion setup; attendants hold poles, cloth canopy, and ritual vessels; Himalayan sanctity in backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Maṇḍapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious works begin with proper preparation; even great beings honor orderly ritual steps to sanctify an undertaking.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedarnath) is the implied sacred setting through the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Immediate performance of maṇḍapa-sthāpana—the formal erection of the ritual pavilion.