Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

त्रिपुरानाम परमा देवी स्थाणुर्यया पुरा । आविष्टस्त्रिपुरं निन्ये भस्मत्वं जगदीश्वरः

Transliteration

tripurānāma paramā devī sthāṇuryayā purā | āviṣṭastripuraṃ ninye bhasmatvaṃ jagadīśvaraḥ

Translation

Il est une Déesse suprême nommée Tripurā ; jadis, par elle, Sthāṇu (Śiva) fut investi de puissance, et le Seigneur du monde réduisit Tripura en cendres.

Word by Word

• tripurāṇām: of the Tripurās / of Tripura (cities/demons)
• tripurāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sthāṇuḥ: Śiva (the immovable one)
• sthāṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘स्थाणुः’ (शिवः)

• yayā: by whom (by which goddess)
• yayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• purā: formerly
• purā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (formerly)

• āviṣṭaḥ: having entered / possessed
• āviṣṭaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + √viś (विश्) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘आविष्टः’ (possessed/entered)

• tripuram: Tripura
• tripuram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ninye: led, brought
• ninye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + √nī (नी)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhasmatvam: to ashes, to the state of ash
• bhasmatvam: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhasma + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• jagadīśvaraḥ: the Lord of the world
• jagadīśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (जगतः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tripurā (Devī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/Devas (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Sthāṇu) stands charged with Devī Tripurā’s presence; the triple city blazes as it is reduced to ash—cosmic fire, bow, and chariot imagery implied.

Characters & Entities

• Tripurā
• Sthāṇu (Śiva)
• Jagadīśvara
• Tripura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s cosmic act is shown as inseparable from Śakti—divine power is the enabling force behind divine action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse centers on the deity-form Tripurā and the mythic Tripura episode; a particular pilgrimage site is not specified within this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse functions as a theological identification (devatā-māhātmya).