Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अमुना राजसिंहेन इंद्रद्युम्नेन धीमता । यजनाद्द्व्यंगुलोत्सेधा कृतेयं वसुधायदा

Transliteration

amunā rājasiṃhena iṃdradyumnena dhīmatā | yajanāddvyaṃgulotsedhā kṛteyaṃ vasudhāyadā

Translation

Par ce lion parmi les rois, le sage Indradyumna—lorsqu’il accomplit le yajña—la terre alors s’éleva de deux largeurs de doigt.

Word by Word

• amunā: by that
• amunā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as determiner: ‘by that’)

• rāja-siṃhena: by the lion among kings
• rāja-siṃhena: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘lion among kings’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• indradyumnena: by Indradyumna
• indradyumnena: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dhīmatā: wise/intelligent
• dhīmatā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yajanāt: from the sacrifice
• yajanāt: Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• dvi-aṅgula-utsedhā: (having) a height of two finger-breadths
• dvi-aṅgula-utsedhā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgula (प्रातिपदिक) + utsedha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (‘two-aṅgula in height’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वसुधा इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• kṛtā: made/created
• kṛtā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) √kṛ (to make); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vasudhā: earth/ground
• vasudhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: ‘when’)

Speaker

Saṃvarta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama (contextual)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Petitioners/sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Indradyumna, radiant and resolute, performs a grand yajña; as oblations blaze, the earth subtly rises—symbolized by a lifted ground line or lotus-like emergence—signifying cosmic approval.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Earth (Vasudhā)
• Yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great yajñas performed with dharma are portrayed as cosmically potent, benefiting even the earth itself.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse provides the backstory leading to the Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama tīrtha (introduced in the surrounding passage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña (sacrificial worship) is referenced as the cause of a miraculous effect; no step-by-step ritual is detailed.