Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

समाप्य शिवसंस्थानं देवकन्यासमावृतः । रुद्रस्यानुचरो भूत्वा शिवेन सह मोदते

Transliteration

samāpya śivasaṃsthānaṃ devakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ | rudrasyānucaro bhūtvā śivena saha modate

Translation

Ayant atteint la demeure et la condition de Śiva, entouré de jeunes filles célestes, il devient un serviteur de Rudra et se réjouit avec Śiva.

Word by Word

• समाप्य: having completed
• समाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √आप् (धातु) (समाप्) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), 'having completed'

• शिव-संस्थानम्: Śiva’s abode/seat
• शिव-संस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य संस्थानम्'

• देव-कन्या-समावृतः: surrounded by celestial maidens
• देव-कन्या-समावृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + समावृत (कृदन्त; सम्+आ+√वृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुवचन-तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थे: 'देवकन्याभिः समावृतः' (surrounded by divine maidens)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अनुचरः: attendant/follower
• अनुचरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त: 'having become'

• शिवेन: with Śiva
• शिवेन: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (preposition/adverb)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-māhātmya (phala)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devotee audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Śiva-loka tableau: devotee arrives at Śiva’s divine station, welcomed by Rudra’s gaṇas; celestial maidens (devakanyās) form a celebratory circle; Śiva seated in bliss, granting proximity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rudra
• Deva-kanyāḥ (celestial maidens)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The fruit of dharmic devotion culminates in proximity to Śiva—service to Rudra and joy in Śiva’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a geographic tīrtha; the verse highlights Śiva’s abode (Śiva-saṃsthāna) as the ultimate fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No separate rite is specified; it continues the phalaśruti describing the result of the Narmadā-carita devotion.