Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

इन्द्रचन्द्रयमैर्रुद्रैरादित्यैर्वसुभिस्तथा । विश्वेदेवैस्तथा सर्वैः स्थापितस्त्रिदशेश्वरः

Transliteration

indracandrayamairrudrairādityairvasubhistathā | viśvedevaistathā sarvaiḥ sthāpitastridaśeśvaraḥ

Translation

Établi par Indra, Candra, Yama, les Rudra, les Āditya, les Vasu et tous les Viśvedevas : ainsi demeure le Seigneur révéré par les trente-trois dieux.

Word by Word

• इन्द्र: by Indra
• इन्द्र: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-समुच्चयार्थे अन्यैः सह

• चन्द्र: by the Moon-god
• चन्द्र: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समुच्चितः

• यमैः: by the Yamas
• यमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• रुद्रैः: by the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• आदित्यैः: by the Ādityas
• आदित्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वसुभिः: by the Vasus
• वसुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थक ("also, likewise")

• विश्वेदेवैः: by the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेदेवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वे + देव (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः: कर्मधारय (विश्वे देवाः)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चयार्थक

• सर्वैः: by all (of them)
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवैः इत्यादीनाम्)

• स्थापितः: was established/installed
• स्थापितः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्थापि; क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषणम्

• त्रिदशेश्वरः: the lord of the gods
• त्रिदशेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदशानाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra deva-pratiṣṭhita Śaṅkara (name not specified in verse)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Śaiva shrine/liṅga on a riverbank, surrounded by Indra, Candra, Yama, Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus, and Viśvedevas offering flowers, lamps, and Vedic praise; the river Revā flows nearby with ghāṭa steps and pilgrims at a distance.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Candra
• Yama
• Rudras
• Ādityas
• Vasus
• Viśvedevas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is magnified when even the devas honour and consecrate the deity there—affirming its supreme authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śaiva establishment connected with Karoḍeśvara/Tridaśeśvara in Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā (divine establishment/consecration) as performed by the gods; the verse praises rather than instructs.