Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तृतीये चैव यत्कर्म देवदेवस्य धीमतः । स्थानानां परमं स्थानमामलेश्वरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tṛtīye caiva yatkarma devadevasya dhīmataḥ | sthānānāṃ paramaṃ sthānamāmaleśvaramuttamam

Translation

Et l’acte accompli au troisième temps par le sage Deva des devas, Āmaleśvara, est proclamé le lieu suprême des lieux saints, le plus excellent de tous les sanctuaires.

Word by Word

• तृतीये: in the third (instance/part)
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• कर्म: deed/act
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• धीमतः: of the wise/illustrious one
• धीमतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थानानाम्: of (all) places
• स्थानानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• आमलेश्वरम्: Āmaleśvara (Lord Āmala)
• आमलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmala-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आमलस्य ईश्वरः / आमल-नामक ईश्वरः)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āmaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A declarative tableau: Āmaleśvara liṅga or Śiva-form enthroned as the ‘parama-sthāna’, with sages/pilgrims gesturing in praise; inscriptions or banners symbolizing ‘स्थानानां परमं स्थानम्’.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Śiva)
• Āmaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among all sacred places, the Śiva-sthāna sanctified by Devadeva’s līlā is held as supreme; reverence to such a site elevates devotion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Āmaleśvara, praised as the foremost of holy abodes within the Revā Khaṇḍa tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed ritual is stated; the verse functions as a tīrtha-stuti (glorification) establishing the site’s supremacy.