Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

गते चादर्शनं देवे तत्र तीर्थे महामतिः । स्थापयामास देवेशं शिवं शान्तमनामयम्

Transliteration

gate cādarśanaṃ deve tatra tīrthe mahāmatiḥ | sthāpayāmāsa deveśaṃ śivaṃ śāntamanāmayam

Translation

Als der Gott dem Blick entschwunden war, errichtete der Großgesinnte an jenem Tīrtha Śiva, den Herrn der Götter, friedvoll und frei von Leid.

Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: disappearance/invisibility
• अदर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवे: in the god (when the god...)
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-अङ्ग (with गते)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महामतिः: the great-minded one
• महामतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महती मतिः यस्य/महती मतिः)

• स्थापयामास: installed/caused to be set up
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: स्थापयति)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• शिवम्: Shiva
• शिवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शान्तम्: peaceful
• शान्तम्: Karman-qualifier (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवम्)

• अनामयम्: free from disease/blemish
• अनामयम्: Karman-qualifier (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Mārkaṇḍeya, contextually)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kambu-tīrtha (context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Riverside consecration: a great-souled devotee installs a serene Śiva-liṅga at the ford; priests and attendants hold vessels; the atmosphere is peaceful, healing, and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine vision ceases, dharma continues through worship—establishing Śiva at a tīrtha anchors grace for future pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “that tīrtha” which is soon named Kambu-tīrtha in the following passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-pratiṣṭhā (installation/establishment of Śiva) at the sacred ford is described.