Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

स्थापिता तत्र राज्ञी च कुमारौ युगलौ तदा । एतत्तीर्थफलं वक्ष्ये शृणु राजन्महामते

Transliteration

sthāpitā tatra rājñī ca kumārau yugalau tadā | etattīrthaphalaṃ vakṣye śṛṇu rājanmahāmate

Translation

Là furent aussi établis la reine et les deux princes jumeaux. À présent, je vais dire le fruit de ce tīrtha ; écoute, ô Roi à la grande sagesse.

Word by Word

• sthāpitā: was established/placed
• sthāpitā: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त, √sthā णिच्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular) — ‘स्थापिता’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• rājñī: queen
• rājñī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kumārau: two princes/boys
• kumārau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual)

• yugalau: a pair/twin
• yugalau: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual) — विशेषण

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषण

• tīrthaphalam: the fruit of the pilgrimage-place
• tīrthaphalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तीर्थस्य फलम्’

• vakṣye: I shall tell
• vakṣye: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (Simple Future, Parasmaipada, 1st person, Singular)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperative, Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• mahāmते: O great-minded one
• mahāmते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular) — बहुव्रीहिः ‘महती मतिः यस्य सः’

Speaker

Narrator of the Dharmāraṇya-māhātmya (addressing the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Taptakuṇḍa / Bakulavana tīrtha complex (phala section introduction)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan / Bhūpa (wise king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-narrator gestures as if beginning a formal proclamation of tīrtha-phala to a listening king; behind them, the sacred grove and kuṇḍa are visible, with symbolic figures of the queen and twin princes placed near a shrine, indicating ‘establishment’.

Characters & Entities

• Queen (rājñī)
• Two princes (kumārau)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (reverent listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is presented as a doorway to understanding dharma and sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha under discussion in this adhyāya, leading into the Ravikuṇḍa-related praises.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite; it introduces an exposition of tīrtha-phala to be heard attentively.