Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एतत्सर्वं यथोद्दिष्टं कुमारात्र भविष्यति । ये मां प्रपूजयिष्यंति कुमारेश्वर संस्थितम्

Transliteration

etatsarvaṃ yathoddiṣṭaṃ kumārātra bhaviṣyati | ye māṃ prapūjayiṣyaṃti kumāreśvara saṃsthitam

Translation

Tout cela adviendra assurément en ce lieu sacré de Kumāra, ainsi qu’il a été proclamé, pour ceux qui Me rendront un culte, Moi qui demeure ici comme Kumāreśvara.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/just as)

• उद्दिष्टम्: indicated/prescribed
• उद्दिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुमार: O Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमार: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• प्रपूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship (well)
• प्रपूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुमारेश्वर: O Lord of Kumāra
• कुमारेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (कुमारस्य ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• संस्थितम्: situated/established
• संस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘माम्’ इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śiva (as Kumāreśvara, in the Kumārikākhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Guha (Skanda/Kumāra) (primary), with devas as contextual hearers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra proclaims that all declared fruits will manifest in the Kumāra region for those who worship him as Kumāreśvara, emphasizing divine abiding presence in the locale.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kumāreśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity’s promised fruits are dependable: worship at the sacred site meets the grace of Śiva established there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara-kṣetra (the Kumāra region) where Śiva is said to be established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prapūjā—earnest, dedicated worship of Śiva as Kumāreśvara at the site.