Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

स एवं स्थानमुद्धृत्य चकारायतनं शुभम् । त्रिजातेश्वरनाम्ना च देवदेवस्य शूलिनः

Transliteration

sa evaṃ sthānamuddhṛtya cakārāyatanaṃ śubham | trijāteśvaranāmnā ca devadevasya śūlinaḥ

Translation

Ayant ainsi relevé le lieu sacré, il bâtit un sanctuaire de bon augure pour Śūlin, le Dieu des dieux, et l’établit sous le nom de Trijāteśvara.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• स्थानम्: the place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• उद्धृत्य: having lifted/raised
• उद्धृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• चकार: made
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आयतनम्: a shrine/abode
• आयतनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आयतनम्)

• त्रिजातेश्वरनाम्ना: by the name ‘Trijāteśvara’
• त्रिजातेश्वरनाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिजातेश्वर-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: त्रिजात-ईश्वर + नामन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (नामन्-शब्द), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; नाम्ना = 'by the name'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; 'देवः देवः' = देवदेवः

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेष्य (refers to Śiva)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trijāteśvara (as installed Śiva)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/kingly patron clears and restores an overgrown sacred spot, then raises a bright stone shrine and installs Śiva as a trident-bearing Devadeva, naming Him Trijāteśvara; priests perform consecration rites with lamps and Vedic chant.

Characters & Entities

• Trijāteśvara
• Śūlin (Śiva)
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoring a sacred place culminates in establishing worship—temple-building and naming the deity become acts that anchor dharma in the land.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is the māhātmya context, with the specific shrine-name Trijāteśvara highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Temple establishment (āyatana-karaṇa) and naming/installation of Śiva as Trijāteśvara are implied, though no step-by-step ritual is detailed.