Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

एवंविधमिदं स्थानं भट्टादित्यस्य भारत । ममैव कृपया भानोर्जातमेतन्महीतले

Transliteration

evaṃvidhamidaṃ sthānaṃ bhaṭṭādityasya bhārata | mamaiva kṛpayā bhānorjātametanmahītale

Translation

Ô Bhārata, tel est ce lieu sacré de Bhaṭṭāditya. Par ma propre grâce, cette manifestation de Bhānu (le Soleil) a pris naissance à la surface de la terre.

Word by Word

• evaṃvidham: of this kind
• evaṃvidham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (एवं विधम्)

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; 'this'

• sthānam: place/sacred spot
• sthānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• bhaṭṭādityasya: of Bhaṭṭāditya
• bhaṭṭādityasya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaṭṭāditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• bhārata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• mama: of me/my
• mama: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• kṛpayā: by (my) grace
• kṛpayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• bhānoḥ: of the Sun
• bhānoḥ: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• jātam: arose/was produced
• jātam: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; 'arisen/produced'

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahītale: on the earth's surface
• mahītale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahītala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मही-तलम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context (the ‘I’ refers to the deity/narrative authority within the adhyāya; precise identification not present in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhaṭṭāditya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator points out the Bhaṭṭāditya sacred place while describing the Sun’s manifestation on earth through grace; a radiant solar disc or Sūrya icon appears above the kṣetra, sanctifying the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Bhaṭṭāditya
• Bhānu (Sun)
• Bhārata (addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are portrayed as divine gifts—manifestations of grace meant to uphold dharma and reveal truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhaṭṭāditya’s sthāna (sacred place) is explicitly praised and given an origin connected with the Sun (Bhānu).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new procedure is prescribed here; the verse concludes by affirming the site’s divine origin and authority behind the divya rites.