Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

वायवे वायवीयं च तीर्थमत्र प्रकाशते । तत्र स्नात्वा ययौ वायुर्जगत्प्राणत्ववैभवम्

Transliteration

vāyave vāyavīyaṃ ca tīrthamatra prakāśate | tatra snātvā yayau vāyurjagatprāṇatvavaibhavam

Translation

Dans le quartier du nord-ouest se manifeste le tīrtha Vāyavīya. S’y étant baigné, Vāyu obtint la puissance éclatante d’être le souffle vital du monde.

Word by Word

• वायवे: in the quarter of Vāyu (north-west)
• वायवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (वायोः दिक्/प्रदेशे)

• वायवीयम्: belonging to Vāyu
• वायवीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायवीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रकाशते: shines; appears
• प्रकाशते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√काश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• वायुः: Vāyu (Wind-god)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जगत्प्राणत्ववैभवम्: the glory of being the life-breath of the world
• जगत्प्राणत्ववैभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + प्राणत्व + वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (जगतः प्राणत्वस्य वैभवम्)

Speaker

Gautama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāyavīya Tīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the northwest quarter, a tīrtha shimmers under moving air. Vāyu—nearly invisible, shown as a luminous figure with flowing scarves—bathes; currents spiral upward, and the whole landscape seems to breathe with him, signifying his attainment of world-prāṇa splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyavīya Tīrtha
• Vāyu
• Jagat-prāṇa (life-breath of the world)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is renewal: tīrtha-snāna symbolizes re-entry into cosmic vitality (prāṇa) and dharmic strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vāyavīya tīrtha, associated with the northwest direction around Arunācala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna is the key act, portrayed as conferring vigor and renewed life-force.