Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

इति तां प्रार्थयामासुरत्र त्याज्यं न ते शुभे । अत्र स्थिताः सर्व इमे क्षेत्रपाला महाबलाः

Transliteration

iti tāṃ prārthayāmāsuratra tyājyaṃ na te śubhe | atra sthitāḥ sarva ime kṣetrapālā mahābalāḥ

Translation

Alors ils la supplièrent : «Ô Bienheureuse, n’abandonne pas ce lieu. Ici se tiennent tous ces puissants gardiens du champ sacré (kṣetrapāla).»

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रार्थयामासुः: they entreated/prayed to
• प्रार्थयामासुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

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

• त्याज्यम्: to be abandoned
• त्याज्यम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्याज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; त्यज् धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेयकृदन्त (Gerundive; ‘to be abandoned’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc, 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन (Singular), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th) / षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th) रूप; अत्र संबोधनार्थे दत्तिव्यवहारः (for you)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• स्थिताः: stationed/standing
• स्थिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of इमे/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier of इमे/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• क्षेत्रपालाः: guardians of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रपालाः: Karta (Apposition to इमे/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha; क्षेत्रस्य पालाः); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महाबलाः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier of क्षेत्रपालाः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadharaya; महत् बलं येषां); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā-kṣetra (guarded kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods beseech Siddhāmbikā not to depart; around the sacred precinct stand formidable kṣetrapālas—armed, vigilant, protective—forming a ring of guardianship.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhamātā (implied as the addressed śubhe in this passage)
• Kṣetrapālas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is safeguarded by appointed divine guardians; stability in the kṣetra is upheld through the presence of śakti and kṣetrapālas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheya-kṣetra (the sacred precinct described in Kaumārikākhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 36).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is given here; it introduces the doctrine of kṣetra-guardianship that underlies later worship instructions.