Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

गौरीलोकमनुप्राप्तसखित्वेऽद्यापि मोदते । ततः प्रभृति तत्पार्थ विख्यातमलिकेश्वरम्

Transliteration

gaurīlokamanuprāptasakhitve'dyāpi modate | tataḥ prabhṛti tatpārtha vikhyātamalikeśvaram

Translation

Aujourd’hui encore, ayant obtenu la compagnie amicale dans le royaume de Gaurī, il se réjouit. Dès lors, ô fils de Pṛthā, ce sanctuaire devint renommé sous le nom d’Alikeśvara.

Word by Word

• गौरीलोकम्: Gaurī’s world (Pārvatī’s realm)
• गौरीलोकम्: Karma (Goal/object with anuprāpta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गौर्याः लोकः)

• अनुप्राप्त: having attained
• अनुप्राप्त: Karta (Implied subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अध्याहृतः कर्ता); धातु: अनु-√प्राप् (to attain)

• सखित्वे: in friendship
• सखित्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• अद्यापि: even today/still
• अद्यापि: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (even today/still)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: मुद् (to rejoice)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• प्रभृति: from then on
• प्रभृति: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आरम्भवाचक (from/since)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (referring to the following name)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; धातु: वि-√ख्या (to become renowned)

• अलिकेश्वरम्: Alikeśvara (name of the deity/place)
• अलिकेश्वरम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Name as object of ‘known as’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलिक + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अलिकस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Alikeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee rejoices in Gaurī’s realm as a companion; below, the earthly shrine is shown with a liṅga and a small inscription-like emphasis on the name ‘Alikeśvara’, indicating the moment the place becomes renowned.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Alikeśvara
• Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with the Divine (Gaurī’s realm) and devotion to Śiva leads to lasting joy and the sanctification of a place through sacred memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Alikeśvara—presented as a famed Śiva-site within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the name-fame (khyāti) of the shrine as part of the tīrtha-māhātmya.