Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सीतापुरमिति ख्यातं नाम चक्रे तदा किल । तस्याधिदेव्यौ वर्त्तेते शांता चैव सुमंगला

Transliteration

sītāpuramiti khyātaṃ nāma cakre tadā kila | tasyādhidevyau varttete śāṃtā caiva sumaṃgalā

Translation

Alors, en vérité, il lui donna le nom renommé de «Sītāpura». Et comme déesses tutélaires de ce lieu demeurent Śāntā et aussi Sumaṅgalā.

Word by Word

• सीता-पुरम्: Sītā-city (Sītāpura)
• सीता-पुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सीतायाः पुरम्’

• इति: thus (named)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ख्यातम्: was known/called
• ख्यातम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु) → ख्यात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(नाम) ख्यातम्’ = ‘was known’

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपे (चक्रे) द्वितीया

• चक्रे: made/assigned
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: ख्यात्यर्थ/अनुश्रुति-अव्यय (indeed, it is said)

• तस्य: of it/of that (city)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अधिदेव्यौ: the two presiding goddesses
• अधिदेव्यौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• वर्त्तेते: are/abide
• वर्त्तेते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद

• शांता: Śāntā
• शांता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; शम् (धातु) → शान्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• सुमंगला: Sumaṅgalā
• सुमंगला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītāpura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The town is proclaimed ‘Sītāpura’; two goddesses, Śāntā and Sumaṅgalā, are envisioned as subtle presences guarding the settlement—one radiating calm, the other auspicious prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Sītāpura
• Śāntā
• Sumaṅgalā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is known not only by its name but by its living divine guardianship—peace (Śāntā) and auspiciousness (Sumaṅgalā) protect the sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Sītāpura (Sītāpuram), established within the Dharmāraṇya sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, devotion to the place’s adhidevīs—worship of Śāntā and Sumaṅgalā as presiding goddesses.