Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा ततो देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाश्च स्थापयांचक्रुरीश्वरम्

Transliteration

iti śrutvā tato devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ | brahmaviṣṇumaheśāśca sthāpayāṃcakrurīśvaram

Translation

Als sie dies vernommen hatten, errichteten alle Götter, von Śakra angeführt, zusammen mit Brahmā, Viṣṇu und Maheśa, dort den Herrn (Īśvara).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle/‘thus’)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having heard)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Temporal adverb/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: ‘then/from that’)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवाः)

• शक्रपुरोगमाः: led by Indra
• शक्रपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शक्रस्य पुरोगमाः = having Indra in front/led by Indra); विशेषण (देवाः)

• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa
• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अवधारणार्थक (conjunction ‘and’)

• स्थापयाम्: established
• स्थापयाम्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थापय (णिच्) + आम्
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘स्थापयाम्’ (we/they established)

• चक्रुः: did; made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → चक्रुः
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; सहायक-क्रिया/पुनरुक्त-क्रिया (did/made)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Asmāhaka (Revā-kṣetra context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / audience of the māhātmya; immediate addressee context continues toward a king in subsequent verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred riverbank/kshetra where Indra leads the assembled Devas; Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa participate in establishing Īśvara—ritual fire, kalasha, flowers, and a newly consecrated liṅga/īśvara-svarūpa at the center.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Śakra (Indra)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Maheśa
• Īśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are sanctified through divine establishment, making worship there especially potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa locale where Īśvara is said to have been installed by the assembled devas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act described is deity installation (sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā), implying the site’s consecration and worship.