Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

यत्र संतिष्ठे देव उमया सह शङ्करः । न सूर्यो न ग्रहास्तत्र न ऋक्षाणि दिशस्तथा

Transliteration

yatra saṃtiṣṭhe deva umayā saha śaṅkaraḥ | na sūryo na grahāstatra na ṛkṣāṇi diśastathā

Translation

যেখানে দেব শঙ্কর উমার সঙ্গে বিরাজ করেন—সেখানে না সূর্য, না গ্রহ; না নক্ষত্র, আর দিকসমূহও তেমন নেই।

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative locative adverb: where)

• saṃtiṣṭhe: stands, remains
• saṃtiṣṭhe: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• deva: O god / O Deva
• deva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• umayā: with Umā
• umayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक

• sūryaḥ: sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: nor
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक

• grahāḥ: planets
• grahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• na: nor
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक

• ṛkṣāṇi: constellations
• ṛkṣāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक (also/likewise)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Umā-sahita Śaṅkara-sthāna (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara and Umā enthroned in a boundless radiance; no sun or stars appear; the background is an unlocatable glow without horizon, compass points, or celestial motion—pure stillness around the divine couple.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The supreme abode of Śiva and Umā is beyond time-markers and spatial orientation, symbolizing ultimate transcendence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific tīrtha in this verse; the setting remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is given; the verse is descriptive of the transcendent realm.