Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देव उमया सह शङ्करः । हनूमानीश्वरं तत्र स्थापयामास भक्तितः

Transliteration

ityuktvāntardadhe deva umayā saha śaṅkaraḥ | hanūmānīśvaraṃ tatra sthāpayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Après avoir ainsi parlé, Śaṅkara—le Seigneur—disparut avec Umā. Alors Hanūmān, dans la dévotion, y établit Īśvara comme sainte présence.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (quotative/iti)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive): ‘having said’

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्-धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; शङ्करस्य विशेषण/सम्बोधनार्थक-प्रयोगः

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable indicating accompaniment)

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ईश्वरम्: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्थापयामास: established/installed
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘-तः’ (out of devotion)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Īśvara-sthāpita-sthāna at Revā/Narmadā-tīrtha (Hanūmat-pratiṣṭhita)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara with Umā fades from sight (antardhāna) after speaking; Hanūmān remains at the riverbank and establishes Īśvara—suggesting liṅga-pratiṣṭhā or shrine consecration—through intense devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara/Īśvara)
• Umā
• Hanūmān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion culminates in consecration—Hanūmān turns personal grace into a lasting sacred presence for future pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A local Śiva presence is established within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā tīrtha setting, implying a specific sthala connected to Hanūmān and Īśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpanā (establishing a Śiva liṅga/shrine) is indicated as an act of bhakti that anchors sacredness in a place.