Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश ह्युमा मे वरदा यदि । उभावप्यत्र वै स्थाने स्थितौ शूलाग्रमूलयोः

Transliteration

yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa hyumā me varadā yadi | ubhāvapyatra vai sthāne sthitau śūlāgramūlayoḥ

Translation

Wenn du zufrieden bist, o Herr der Götter—wenn Umā mir wahrhaftig Gaben gewährt—so möget ihr beide hier an diesem heiligen Ort verweilen, an der Spitze und an der Wurzel des Dreizacks.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक-समुच्चय (conditional particle)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ तुष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक: deva+īśa)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• umā: Umā
• umā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• me: my / of me
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• varadā: granting boons
• varadā: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varadā (प्रातिपदिक: vara+dā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (वरं ददाति इति)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक-समुच्चय (conditional particle)

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेष

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/emphatic)

• sthāne: in the place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• sthitau: standing / situated
• sthitau: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण (उभौ)

• śūla-agra-mūlayoḥ: at the tip and the base of the trident
• śūla-agra-mūlayoḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + agra (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शूलस्य अग्रं, शूलस्य मूलम्); द्वन्द्वार्थ-समाहार-निर्देश; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचनरूपेण: षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन (योः)

Speaker

Māṇḍavya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlāgra-mūla-sthāna on Revā-tīra (as described)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Likely a sage/audience within Revā-khaṇḍa frame (not specified in given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devout brāhmaṇa petitions Śiva (Devēśa) and Umā to dwell at a trident’s tip and root at a riverbank tirtha; the trident stands as the axis of the site.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Deveśa)
• Umā
• Śūla (Trident)
• Sthāna (sacred place)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee seeks not only personal boons but the lasting presence of Śiva and Devī at a sacred locus for the welfare of all pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śūla-sthāna (trident-associated sacred place) within the Revā-khaṇḍa is explicitly praised as a seat where Śiva and Umā may abide.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is specified; it is a saṅkalpa-like request for divine residence (sannidhāna) and boon-granting.