Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततस्ते ऋत्विजः सर्वे देवराजं पुरंदरम् । विधिवद्दीक्षयांचक्रुस्तत्र माहेश्वरे क्रतौ

Transliteration

tataste ṛtvijaḥ sarve devarājaṃ puraṃdaram | vidhivaddīkṣayāṃcakrustatra māheśvare kratau

Translation

Alors tous les prêtres officiants (ṛtvij) initièrent dûment Devarāja Purandara (Indra) en ce lieu, dans ce sacrifice māheśvara, selon la règle prescrite.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऋत्विजः: the priests
• ऋत्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• देवराजम्: the king of the gods
• देवराजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां राजा)

• पुरंदरम्: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• विधिवत्: duly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• दीक्षया: by initiation/consecration
• दीक्षया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चक्रुः: they performed/did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• माहेश्वरे: in the Maheśvara (pertaining to Maheśvara)
• माहेश्वरे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• क्रतौ: in the sacrifice/rite
• क्रतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All ṛtvij-s gather around Indra; sacred threads adjusted, kuśa rings and darbha placed; water is sprinkled for dīkṣā; the yajña pavilion glows with Agni while Śiva’s presence is suggested through a liṅga or trident emblem nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Purandara)
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration (dīkṣā) and strict adherence to vidhi transform intention into spiritually efficacious action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region is the sacred arena; the rite is explicitly called Māheśvara, tying the local holiness to Śiva’s authority.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Formal dīkṣā (initiation/consecration) of the yajamāna performed vidhivat by the assembled ṛtviks in a Māheśvara kratu.