Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

उपकंठे ततस्तस्य स्थापयामास पार्वतीम् । ततो जगाम संहृष्टा ब्रह्मलोकं तिलोत्तमा

Transliteration

upakaṃṭhe tatastasya sthāpayāmāsa pārvatīm | tato jagāma saṃhṛṣṭā brahmalokaṃ tilottamā

Translation

Dann stellte sie am Ufer Pārvatī auf. Daraufhin zog Tilottamā, im Herzen erfreut, in die Welt Brahmās davon.

Word by Word

• उपकण्ठे: near the edge
• उपकण्ठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (उप + कण्ठ = ‘near the bank/edge’)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereupon)

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• स्थापयामास: placed/caused to be set
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) ‘to cause to be placed’

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereupon)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• संहृष्टा: delighted
• संहृष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + हृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘delighted’

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: to Brahma’s world
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• तिलोत्तमा: Tilottamā
• तिलोत्तमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलोत्तमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Apsaras-kṛta Kuṇḍa with Pārvatī-pratiṣṭhā

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-sattamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tilottamā stands by the newly formed pond and establishes an image/manifestation of Pārvatī on the bank; then she ascends joyfully toward Brahmaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Tilottamā
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is sanctified not only by water but by the presence and installation of the Divine (Devī-pratiṣṭhā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bank of Apsarāḥ-kuṇḍa in the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative, marked by Pārvatī’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of establishing (sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā) the deity at the tīrtha is indicated; later verses emphasize snāna.