Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एतत्पुनर्दिनं चान्यद्यत्र तेन प्रतिष्ठितः । रामेश्वरः स्वयं भक्त्या दुःखितेन महात्मना

Transliteration

etatpunardinaṃ cānyadyatra tena pratiṣṭhitaḥ | rāmeśvaraḥ svayaṃ bhaktyā duḥkhitena mahātmanā

Translation

Doch an einem weiteren Tag—an ebenjenem Ort wurde Rāmeśvara von ihm selbst in hingebungsvoller Bhakti geweiht, von jenem Großherzigen, obgleich von Kummer bedrängt—

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular); विशेषणरूपेण

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दिनम्: day
• दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

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

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular); विशेषणरूपेण

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• प्रतिष्ठितः: was स्थापित/installed
• प्रतिष्ठितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• रामेश्वरः: Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः/स्वतः (indeclinable: oneself)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (fem. instrumental sg.)

• दुःखितेन: by the sorrowful (one)
• दुःखितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental sg.); विशेषण

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masc. instrumental sg.)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya setting implied by Sūta-ṛṣi frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sorrow-marked yet resolute Rāma performs Śiva-liṅga pratiṣṭhā: sacred ground, kalasha, flowers, bilva leaves, and a quiet aura of penance; attendants and sages witness the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara
• Rāma (implied as mahātman)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in sorrow, devotion expressed through consecration (pratiṣṭhā) transforms grief into dharma and permanently sanctifies a place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The location within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative where Rāmeśvara is said to have been installed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) of Rāmeśvara, explicitly performed with bhakti.