Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

गुप्तक्षेत्रे तथा स्थास्ये कुमारेश्वरमध्यतः

Transliteration

guptakṣetre tathā sthāsye kumāreśvaramadhyataḥ

Translation

Ainsi aussi, dans le Guptakṣetra, Je demeurerai au plein centre de Kumāreśvara.

Word by Word

• गुप्तक्षेत्रे: in the hidden sacred field
• गुप्तक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुप्त + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (गुप्तं क्षेत्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (so/likewise)

• स्थास्ये: I shall stay/stand
• स्थास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुमारेश्वर: of Kumāreśvara
• कुमारेश्वर: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (कुमारस्य ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (सम्बन्धे)

• मध्यतः: in the middle/at the center
• मध्यतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त), स्थानवाचक (from/in the middle)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guptakṣetra (centered on Kumāreśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva promises to abide in Guptakṣetra, right in the middle of Kumāreśvara—suggesting a sanctum as the axis mundi of a concealed holy landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Guptakṣetra
• Kumāreśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic sacred landscape is defined by divine indwelling—Śiva promises a stable presence at Kumāreśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Guptakṣetra and its central Kumāreśvara shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse affirms the sanctity of the place through Śiva’s promised residence.