Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तृतीया च दिशि तस्यां स्थिता संस्थापिता मया । गुहेन च कपालेश्याः प्रभावोस्याः पुरेरितः

Transliteration

tṛtīyā ca diśi tasyāṃ sthitā saṃsthāpitā mayā | guhena ca kapāleśyāḥ prabhāvosyāḥ pureritaḥ

Translation

Und eine dritte Gestalt wurde dort in jener Richtung aufgestellt, von mir eingesetzt. Und durch Guha (Skanda) wurde in der Stadt die Herrlichkeit dieser Kapāleśī verkündet.

Word by Word

• tṛtīyā: the third (one)
• tṛtīyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• diśi: in the direction
• diśi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tasyām: in that
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sthitā: stood/was situated
• sthitā: Kriya/Predicate (State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past participle, active sense); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṃsthāpitā: was duly established
• saṃsthāpitā: Kriya/Predicate (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam- + √sthā (स्था; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• guhena: by Guha (Kārttikeya)
• guhena: Karana/Agent (Instrument or agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kapāleśyāḥ: of Kapāleśī
• kapāleśyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapāleśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• prabhāvaḥ: power, glory, influence
• prabhāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• asyāḥ: of her/of this (goddess)
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pure: in the city
• pure: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• īritaḥ: was proclaimed/was set forth
• īritaḥ: Kriya/Predicate (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īr (ईर्; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapāleśī-sthāna (associated with Kapāleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A directional shrine installation: priests place the Devī image in the designated quarter; Skanda (Guha) appears as a youthful warrior-god proclaiming Kapāleśī’s glory to townspeople within a city street or royal court.

Characters & Entities

• Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)
• Kapāleśī
• Prabhāva (glory)
• Pura (city)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of a kṣetra is strengthened by established divine forms and by authoritative proclamation of their prabhāva (spiritual power).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A shrine/seat of Kapāleśī within the described kṣetra, whose fame is linked with Guha (Skanda).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Installation (saṃsthāpanā/pratiṣṭhā) is referenced; worship is implied through the emphasis on her prabhāva.