Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवो नारदस्तत्र शूलिनम् । स्थापयामास राजेन्द्र सर्वसत्त्वोपकारकम्

Transliteration

ityuktvāntardadhe devo nāradastatra śūlinam | sthāpayāmāsa rājendra sarvasattvopakārakam

Translation

Ayant ainsi parlé, le Dieu disparut. Alors Nārada, ô meilleur des rois, y établit le Śūlin (Śiva), bienfaisant pour tous les êtres.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• antardadhe: disappeared
• antardadhe: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धा धातु) + antar (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; अन्तर्धा-धात्वर्थः (to disappear)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case); एकवचनम्

• nāradaḥ: Narada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case); एकवचनम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• śūlinam: Śūlin (Śiva, the trident-bearer)
• śūlinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case); एकवचनम्

• sthāpayāmāsa: installed/established
• sthāpayāmāsa: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्) + indra (इन्द्र)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• sarva-sattva-upakārakam: beneficial to all beings
• sarva-sattva-upakārakam: Karma (Object-appositive/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) + sattva (सत्त्व) + upakāraka (उपकारक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case); एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां सत्त्वानां उपकारकः)

Speaker

Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa frame; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārada-pratiṣṭhita Śūlin-kṣetra (name not specified in verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed as rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada stands at a riverbank tīrtha, completing the establishment of Śūlin (Śiva as trident-bearer); the deity’s presence is implied as a luminous withdrawal after speech, leaving a sanctified emblem/shrine behind.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Nārada
• Śūlin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing the Lord at a sacred site is portrayed as an act of universal compassion benefiting all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A newly established tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa, where Nārada installs Śiva (Śūlin).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Installation/establishment (sthāpanā) of Śiva at the site—implying consecration of a shrine/liṅga.