Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

देवीपट्टणपर्यंता कृता धर्मेण वै पुरा । अत्र सर्वत्र वत्स्यामि सर्वदा मुनिपुंगव

Transliteration

devīpaṭṭaṇaparyaṃtā kṛtā dharmeṇa vai purā | atra sarvatra vatsyāmi sarvadā munipuṃgava

Translation

Einst wurde dieses heilige Gebiet durch Dharma bis nach Devīpaṭṭaṇa gegründet. Hier, an all diesen Orten, werde ich für immer weilen, o Bester der Weisen.

Word by Word

• देवी-पट्टण-पर्यन्ता: extending up to Devīpaṭṭana
• देवी-पट्टण-पर्यन्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक) + पट्टण (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (देवीपट्टणपर्यन्ता = up to Devīpaṭṭana); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (कृता इत्यस्य विशेषणम्/सीमा)

• कृता: made, established
• कृता: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (made/established)

• धर्मेण: by dharma / by righteousness
• धर्मेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

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

• पुरा: formerly, in the past
• पुरा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Temporal modifier/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक adverb)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक adverb)

• वत्स्यामि: I shall dwell
• वत्स्यामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Temporal modifier/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• मुनि-पुंगव: O best of sages
• मुनि-पुंगव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (मुनिषु पुंगवः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu (implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devīpaṭṭaṇa boundary of the Setu-kṣetra (as stated)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni-puṅgava (best of sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage is shown a consecrated coastal stretch up to Devīpaṭṭaṇa; Dharma is personified as a radiant figure establishing the kṣetra, while the deity promises omnipresence across the region.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Devīpaṭṭaṇa
• Muni (addressed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are defined by dharma and upheld by the deity’s enduring presence, making the landscape spiritually alive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader tīrtha-region around Dharmapuṣkariṇī/Cakratīrtha, with a boundary marker named Devīpaṭṭaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; it asserts the permanence of the deity’s residence across the tīrtha क्षेत्र.