Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

तस्थावंशेन तत्रैव कुमारेश्वरसंनिधौ । अत्र स्थितं कुमारं ये पश्यन्ति स्वामियात्रिमः

Transliteration

tasthāvaṃśena tatraiva kumāreśvarasaṃnidhau | atra sthitaṃ kumāraṃ ye paśyanti svāmiyātrimaḥ

Translation

Il demeura là même, auprès de la sainte présence de Kumāreśvara. Les pèlerins de la Svāmiyātrā qui voient Kumāra demeurant en ce lieu—

Word by Word

• तस्थौ: stood/remained
• तस्थौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अंशेन: by a portion/partly
• अंशेन: Karana (Instrument/Mode/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• कुमारेश्वरसंनिधौ: in the presence of Kumāreśvara
• कुमारेश्वरसंनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारेश्वर + संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः कुमारेश्वरस्य संनिधिः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

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

• स्थितम्: standing/abiding
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'कुमारम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कुमारम्: Kumāra
• कुमारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• स्वामियात्रिमः: pilgrims of the Lord
• स्वामियात्रिमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामि + यात्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः स्वामिनः यात्रिन् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed in the continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda remains stationed near Kumāreśvara; pilgrims approach in procession, hands folded, indicating the beginning/continuation of Svāmiyātrā darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāreśvara
• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Svāmiyātrā (pilgrimage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred seeing) at a sanctified presence is itself a potent purifier for pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara-saṃnidhi (the sacred vicinity of Kumāreśvara) as the place where Kumāra is beheld.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage practice centered on darśana during the Svāmiyātrā.