Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

आरामं मंडपं चापि कूपं विधिविशोधनम् । कुर्वतामरुणाद्रीश संनिधाने पुनर्भव

Transliteration

ārāmaṃ maṃḍapaṃ cāpi kūpaṃ vidhiviśodhanam | kurvatāmaruṇādrīśa saṃnidhāne punarbhava

Translation

Ô Seigneur d’Aruṇādri, sois de nouveau présent tout près de ceux qui aménagent un jardin, élèvent un pavillon, creusent un puits et établissent, selon le rite, la purification et l’ordre sacré.

Word by Word

• ārāmam: a garden
• ārāmam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• maṇḍapam: a pavilion
• maṇḍapam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• kūpam: a well
• kūpam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vidhi-viśodhanam: (a well) that purifies according to rule / ritual purifier
• vidhi-viśodhanam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + viśodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विधेः विशोधनम्) — विशेषणम् (कूपम्)

• kurvatām: of those who make/do
• kurvatām: Sambandha (Genitive of agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘of those who are doing/making’

• aruṇādrīśa: O Lord of Arunācala
• aruṇādrīśa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adri (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अरुणाद्रेः ईशः)

• saṃnidhāne: in (your) presence
• saṃnidhāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃnidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• bhava: be / become
• bhava: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Viṣṇu (requesting Śiva’s continued presence for benefactors of the site)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇādri (Aruṇācala)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees construct a flower garden and a pillared pavilion near the sacred precinct; workers dig and line a well; priests perform purification rites, while the Lord of Aruṇādri is envisioned as drawing near and abiding.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Aruṇādri (Aruṇācala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting sacred places through public works and ritual order is a powerful form of dharma that invites divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇādri/Aruṇācala, addressed directly as the lord of the sacred mountain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing an ārāma (grove), maṇḍapa (pavilion), kūpa (well), and ensuring proper vidhi-viśodhana (ritual purification/regulated practice).