Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

यत्र कृतयुगस्तार्थं बीजं पार्थावशिष्यते । सूर्यस्य सोमवंशस्य ब्राह्मणानां तथैव च

Transliteration

yatra kṛtayugastārthaṃ bījaṃ pārthāvaśiṣyate | sūryasya somavaṃśasya brāhmaṇānāṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Là où demeure sur la terre la semence du vrai dessein du Kṛta-yuga; de même y demeure la semence de la lignée solaire, de la lignée lunaire, et celle des brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (where)

• kṛta-yugaḥ: the Kṛta-yuga (Satya age)
• kṛta-yugaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (कृतं युगम्)

• tārtham: for that purpose; meaningfully
• tārtham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषणम्/क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as an adverbial accusative)

• bījam: seed
• bījam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• pārtha: earthly; of the earth
• pārtha: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying an implied noun, or as a qualifier to the subject)

• avaśiṣyate: remains, is left over
• avaśiṣyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-śiṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• sūryasya: of the Sun
• sūryasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• soma-vaṃśasya: of the lunar dynasty
• soma-vaṃśasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सोमस्य वंशः)

• brāhmaṇānām: of Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/so)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: a sacred grove with three luminous ‘seeds’ or lotuses labeled Solar, Lunar, and Brāhmaṇa; above them a golden aura representing Kṛta-yuga dharma; sages safeguarding the seeds with scripture and ritual fire.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛtayuga
• Sūryavaṃśa
• Somavaṃśa
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places preserve the ‘seed’ of Satya-yuga—truth, purity, and right order—keeping noble lineages and dharma alive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

An unnamed sacred kṣetra/āśrama-region is praised; the verse does not specify a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it emphasizes preservation of dharma and lineage as the fruit of the place.