Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तिष्ठतात्रैव वै देवा मुनयश्च दृढव्रताः । नियमांश्चाधितिष्ठंतः कंपारोधसि पावने

Transliteration

tiṣṭhatātraiva vai devā munayaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ | niyamāṃścādhitiṣṭhaṃtaḥ kaṃpārodhasi pāvane

Translation

Demeurez là même, ô dieux et sages aux vœux inébranlables, observant vos disciplines sur la rive sacrée de la rivière Kampā.

Word by Word

• तिष्ठत: stay/stand (you all)
• तिष्ठत: Kriyā (Predicate/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/सम्बोधनार्थक (emphatic particle)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (Addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मुनयः: O sages
• मुनयः: Sambodhana (Addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• दृढव्रताः: firm in vows
• दृढव्रताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः दृढं व्रतम् यस्य (व्रतं दृढम्)

• नियमान्: observances, disciplines
• नियमान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अधितिष्ठन्तः: observing/maintaining (while abiding)
• अधितिष्ठन्तः: Karta (Agent/Doer)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + अधि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: कृदन्त-शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले क्रियाविशेषण/कर्तृविशेषण

• कम्पारोधसि: on the bank of the Kampā (river)
• कम्पारोधसि: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्पा (प्रातिपदिक) + रोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन; समासः कम्पायाः रोधसि (on the bank of the Kampā)

• पावने: holy, purifying
• पावने: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (रोधसि इति)

Speaker

Ambikā (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kampā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas and Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambikā instructs devas and firm-vowed sages to remain on the holy Kampā riverbank, steadfastly observing disciplines; a calm riverine ashram tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Kampā river

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power is stabilized through niyama and steadfast vows, especially when practiced in sanctified sacred landscapes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The purifying bank of the Kampā river, associated with the Aruṇācala sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To remain there and uphold niyamas (disciplines) and dṛḍha-vrata (firm vows).