Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कामेन स्थापितो देवः कुसुमेश्वरसंज्ञितः । ख्यातः सर्वेषु लोकेषु देवदेवः सनातनः

Transliteration

kāmena sthāpito devaḥ kusumeśvarasaṃjñitaḥ | khyātaḥ sarveṣu lokeṣu devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ

Translation

Établi par Kāma, ce dieu fut connu sous le nom de Kusumeśvara. Célèbre dans tous les mondes, il est l’éternel Seigneur des seigneurs.

Word by Word

• कामेन: by Kāma (the god of love)
• कामेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्थापितः: was established
• स्थापितः: Kriya (Result/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः

• देवः: the deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुसुमेश्वरसंज्ञितः: named Kusumeśvara
• कुसुमेश्वरसंज्ञितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुसुमेश्वर-संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; कुसुमेश्वर + संज्ञित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः इति)

• ख्यातः: is renowned
• ख्यातः: Kriya (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकेषु इति)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• देवदेवः: God of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक; देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवदेवः/देवः इति)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (narrative context within the Yudhiṣṭhira–Mārkaṇḍeya dialogue begins at v.7; v.2 continues the site-glorification narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kusumeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāma (with floral bow) performs installation/adoration before a Śiva-liṅga named Kusumeśvara; celestial beings witness, suggesting the shrine’s fame across worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma
• Kusumeśvara
• Śiva (Devadeva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even forces like desire (Kāma) become sanctified when turned toward establishing and worshipping Śiva; the tīrtha’s deity is praised as eternal Devadeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kusumeśvara—Śiva’s shrine/linga connected with Kāma, within the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse emphasizes consecration/establishment (sthāpana) and the fame of the deity.