Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

सन्निधत्ते शिवो विष्णुरुमा मा च सरस्वती । धनुष्कोटौ तपस्तप्त्वा देवाश्च ऋषयस्तथा

Transliteration

sannidhatte śivo viṣṇurumā mā ca sarasvatī | dhanuṣkoṭau tapastaptvā devāśca ṛṣayastathā

Translation

Ici demeurent Śiva et Viṣṇu; ici aussi Umā, et Sarasvatī également. À Dhanuṣkoṭi, les devas et les ṛṣis, après avoir accompli de sévères tapas, y restent eux aussi présents.

Word by Word

• sannidhatte: is present/abides near
• sannidhatte: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ni-√dhā (धातु; धा)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present indicative, 3rd sg, Ātmanepada)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• umā: Umā
• umā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative singular)

• mā: also
• mā: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थे निपातः (particle used as 'also/and'; not prohibitive here)

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

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative singular)

• dhanuṣkoṭau: at Dhanuṣkoṭi
• dhanuṣkoṭau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanuṣkoṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: धनुषः कोटिः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (feminine, locative singular)

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• taptvā: having performed (penance)
• taptvā: Sambandha (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having performed'

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

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

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced, Setukhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ (continuing audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Dhanuṣkoṭi shore, Śiva and Viṣṇu stand together in serene concord; Umā and Sarasvatī flank them. Around, devas and sages perform tapas—some seated in meditation, some offering water to the sea—signifying the site’s ascetic potency.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Umā
• Sarasvatī
• Dhanuṣkoṭi
• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dhanuṣkoṭi is portrayed as a unifying sacred center where major deities and sages converge, validating it as an exceptionally powerful tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha in the Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is referenced as having been performed there by gods and sages; the verse implies the site’s suitability for tapas and worship.