Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तस्यैवोत्तरदिग्भागे द्वितीयोऽन्यः प्रतिष्ठितः । चन्द्रमा धंधुमारेण तद्वत्सोऽपि प्रतिष्ठितः

Transliteration

tasyaivottaradigbhāge dvitīyo'nyaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ | candramā dhaṃdhumāreṇa tadvatso'pi pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

Im nördlichen Bereich eben dieses Heiligtums wurde ein weiteres — ein zweiter Tempel — errichtet. Dort wurde Candramā (die Mondgottheit) von Dhaṃdhumāra eingesetzt; ebenso stiftete auch sein Sohn (ein Heiligtum).

Word by Word

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• uttara-dik-bhāge: in the northern side/portion
• uttara-dik-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (उत्तरायां दिशि भागे)

• dvitīyaḥ: the second
• dvitīyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रासादः/स्थलः implied)

• anyaḥ: another
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: is established
• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थित्यर्थक

• candramāḥ: the Moon
• candramāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candramas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dhaṃdhumāreṇa: by Dhandhumāra
• dhaṃdhumāreṇa: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaṃdhumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; नामविशेषः

• tad-vatsaḥ: his son
• tad-vatsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य वत्सः = his son/calf)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also)

• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: is established
• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candramā-pratiṣṭhā (within Rātrinātha-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like sacred scene: the main Rātrinātha shrine, and to its north a second shrine where Candramā is installed; Dhaṃdhumāra and his son perform installation rites with priests and offerings under a moonlit sky.

Characters & Entities

• Candramā (Soma)
• Dhaṃdhumāra
• Son of Dhaṃdhumāra
• Uttara-dik (north)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration (pratiṣṭhā) of a deity in a kṣetra, especially Soma, is presented as a lineage-strengthening act of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Soma-related shrines within the Hāṭakeśvara/Rātrinātha sacred precinct, with a noted northern installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies deity-installation (pratiṣṭhā), though it does not detail the rites.