Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हरिहरादित्युक्तैस्तैः सेन्द्रैर्मुनिगणैरपि । तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे शक्त्यग्रेण महात्मना

Transliteration

hariharādityuktaistaiḥ sendrairmunigaṇairapi | tasyaiva paścime bhāge śaktyagreṇa mahātmanā

Translation

Together with the divinities spoken of as Hari, Hara, and Āditya—along with Indra and the hosts of sages—on the western side of that very sanctuary, the great-souled one, going forth at the fore with his Śakti (sacred spear), performed further rites.

Word by Word

• हरिहरादित्युक्तैः: by those spoken of by Hari, Hara and Āditya
• हरिहरादित्युक्तैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि-हर-आदित्य-उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; हरि + हर + आदित्य + उक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (those 'said/declared' by Hari, Hara, and Āditya)

• तैः: by/with them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• स-इन्द्रैः: together with Indra(s) / with Indra
• स-इन्द्रैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'स' = सहित (with)

• मुनिगणैः: by/with groups of sages
• मुनिगणैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-गण (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) = 'also/even'

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

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• पश्चिमे: in the western (side)
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भागे: in the part/region
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शक्त्यग्रेण: by/with the tip/point of the spear (śakti)
• शक्त्यग्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति-अग्र (प्रातिपदिक; शक्ति + अग्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Staṃbheśvara-kṣetra (western sector)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred assembly: Hari (Viṣṇu), Hara (Śiva), Āditya (Sūrya), Indra, and sages gather near the western side of the shrine; Skanda stands foremost with his spear (Śakti) leading the movement toward a new sacred feature.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Hara (Śiva)
• Āditya (Sun)
• Indra
• Munis
• Skanda
• Śakti (spear)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred precinct unites diverse divine powers—Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Sūrya—showing dharma as harmony centered on consecrated space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Stambheśvara precinct is described with directional detail (western side), indicating a mapped sacred geography for pilgrims.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct vow is stated; the verse emphasizes the sanctified spatial arrangement and Skanda’s spear-led action within the shrine area.