Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पुरेतस्मिन्महादेवः स्वयमेव व्यतिष्ठत । ततः सप्तमुनीन्देवश्चिंतिताब्यागतान्पुरः

Transliteration

puretasminmahādevaḥ svayameva vyatiṣṭhata | tataḥ saptamunīndevaściṃtitābyāgatānpuraḥ

Translation

In that city Mahādeva himself took his seat. Then the Lord—having but thought of them—beheld the seven sages arrive before him.

Word by Word

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

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (महान् देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वयंकर्तृत्वे

• eva: indeed, alone
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• vyatiṣṭhata: stood, remained
• vyatiṣṭhata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु; स्था गतिनिवृत्तौ) उपसर्गः वि
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• sapta-munīn: the seven sages
• sapta-munīn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः द्विगु/तत्पुरुष (सप्त मुनयः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• devaḥ: the god (Śiva)
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• cintitān: thought of, summoned by thought
• cintitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cintita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √cint चिन्तायाम्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• abhyāgatān: arrived, come near
• abhyāgatān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhyāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gam गत्यर्थे, क्त; उपसर्गः अभि-आ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• puraḥ: in front
• puraḥ: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place: in front)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva stands enthroned in the jewel-city; with a mere inward thought, the seven sages appear before him, arriving as radiant ascetics.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Saptaṛṣis (Seven Sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In the presence of the Supreme, the righteous are drawn effortlessly—purity and divine will bring immediate communion (darśana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse depicts a sacred assembly space created for a divine rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it sets the stage for a formal sacred gathering with sages present, which is a hallmark of major dharmic ceremonies.