Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणाभिहि तस्थाने महार्णवतटोत्तरे । तरवो जज्ञिरे पार्थ तत्र सर्वर्तवः शुभाः

Transliteration

brahmaṇābhihi tasthāne mahārṇavataṭottare | taravo jajñire pārtha tatra sarvartavaḥ śubhāḥ

Translation

En ce lieu—établi par Brahmā—sur la rive septentrionale du grand océan, ô Pārtha, des arbres surgirent, et toutes les saisons y devinrent favorables.

Word by Word

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• abhi: towards; upon
• abhi: Sambandha (Preverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्ययम्; अभि (towards/over; intensifier)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्ययम् (indeed/for)

• tasthāne: stood; remained
• tasthāne: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; अर्थः—तस्थाने (stood/remained)

• mahā-arṇava-taṭa-uttare: on the northern shore of the great ocean
• mahā-arṇava-taṭa-uttare: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + taṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—महतोऽर्णवस्य तटस्य उत्तरे (on the northern shore of the great ocean)

• taravaḥ: trees
• taravaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• jajñire: arose; were born
• jajñire: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; अर्थः—जज्ञिरे (were born/arose)

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (there)

• sarva-ṛtavaḥ: all seasons
• sarva-ṛtavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः—सर्वे ऋतवः (all seasons)

• śubhāḥ: auspicious
• śubhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with ṛtavaḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), implied (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmā-pratiṣṭhita-sthāna on Mahārṇava’s northern shore (name not specified in verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous northern ocean-shore where Brahmā’s establishment causes trees to spring forth and all seasons to appear simultaneously auspicious—flowers, fruits, gentle rains, clear skies.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place founded by divine will becomes naturally auspicious—its very climate, fertility, and rhythms (seasons) support dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to a divinely established coastal sacred region on the northern shore of the great ocean; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.