Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तेषु सर्वेषु धिष्ण्येषु यथाजोषं समास्थिताः

Transliteration

teṣu sarveṣu dhiṣṇyeṣu yathājoṣaṃ samāsthitāḥ

Translation

Dans tous ces sièges sacrés et postes assignés, ils prirent place selon la bienséance et l’aisance qui convenaient.

Word by Word

• तेषु: in those
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (in those)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• धिष्ण्येषु: in the seats/abodes (assigned places)
• धिष्ण्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धिष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• यथा-जोṣम्: as appropriate/as they pleased
• यथा-जोṣम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + जोषम् (अव्यय/निपातार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverbial): ‘यथाजोषम्’ = यथायोग्यम्/यथारुचि (as is fitting/according to pleasure)

• समास्थिताः: were seated/settled
• समास्थिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था (धातु √स्था) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियार्थे (were seated/settled)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakhala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed tableau: devas and sages seated in their designated stations around the yajña-vedi, each in proper place, creating a mandala-like order within the pavilion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is reflected even in ritual discipline—each participant honors the sacred order by taking the rightful place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader episode unfolds in the Kedāra Khaṇḍa setting, moving toward the Kanakhala tīrtha and the Śaiva sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies proper arrangement and seating in a yajña—participants should be stationed according to role and propriety.