Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स्तम्भेश्वरस्ततो देवः स्थापितस्त्र्यक्षसूनुना । विरिंचिप्रमुखैर्देवैर्जातानन्दैः समं तदा

Transliteration

stambheśvarastato devaḥ sthāpitastryakṣasūnunā | viriṃcipramukhairdevairjātānandaiḥ samaṃ tadā

Translation

Alors le Seigneur Stambheśvara fut installé par le fils du Trinètre (Śiva). En ce temps-là, les dieux, conduits par Viriñci (Brahmā), se réjouirent ensemble.

Word by Word

• स्तम्भेश्वरः: Stambheśvara (the Lord at/associated with the pillar)
• स्तम्भेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; स्तम्भ + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana/Temporal (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = 'thereupon/then/from there'

• देवः: the god/deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थापितः: was स्थापित/installed
• स्थापितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच्?; कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (स्थापित)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• त्र्यक्षसूनुना: by the son of the three-eyed (Śiva) (i.e., Skanda/Kumāra)
• त्र्यक्षसूनुना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive; करण/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यक्ष-सूनु (प्रातिपदिक; त्र्यक्ष + सूनु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; त्र्यक्ष = शिव (three-eyed)

• विरिंचिप्रमुखैः: with those headed by Virinci (Brahmā)
• विरिंचिप्रमुखैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरिंचि-प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक; विरिंचि + प्रमुख)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवैः: by/with the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जातानन्दैः: with (gods) having arisen joy / rejoicing
• जातानन्दैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात-आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक; जात + आनन्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• समम्: together
• समम्: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = 'together/equally'

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana/Temporal (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Staṃbheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (a son of Pāṇḍu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda, son of the Three-Eyed Śiva, performs the installation of the Staṃbheśvara liṅga; Brahmā and the assembled gods rejoice, showering flowers; the shrine space glows with auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Stambheśvara
• Skanda
• Śiva (Tryakṣa)
• Brahmā (Viriñci)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred site is born through proper installation of the Lord; divine joy signifies the world-benefit of establishing Śiva-worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Stambheśvara—the ‘Lord of the Pillar’—is the central sacred presence of this newly consecrated pilgrimage locus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga/Deity installation (sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā) performed by Skanda in the presence of the gods.