Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । अथ तैर्ब्राह्मणैः सर्वैस्तस्य नाम प्रतिष्ठितम् । कंसारीश्वर इत्येवं गौरवात्तस्य सन्मु नेः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | atha tairbrāhmaṇaiḥ sarvaistasya nāma pratiṣṭhitam | kaṃsārīśvara ityevaṃ gauravāttasya sanmu neḥ

Translation

Sūta dit : Alors tous ces brāhmanes établirent le nom de la divinité comme « Kaṃsārīśvara », par vénération pour ce sage éminent.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद) = Perfect; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Adhikarana (Discourse marker/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/प्रस्ताव-निपात) = then/thereupon

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• brāhmaṇaiḥ: by the brahmins
• brāhmaṇaiḥ: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• sarvaiḥ: all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (brāhmaṇaiḥ)

• tasya: of it/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pratiṣṭhitam: was established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) = established; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate with nāma

• kaṃsārī-īśvaraḥ: Kaṃsārīśvara
• kaṃsārī-īśvaraḥ: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃsārī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय 'कंसारी (नाम) एव ईश्वरः' = Lord named Kaṃsāri; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (इति-निपात) = quotative

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) = in this manner

• gauravāt: out of reverence
• gauravāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of)

• tasya: of him/of it
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sanmuneḥ: of the venerable sage
• sanmuneḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय 'सन् मुनिः' = good/holy sage; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaṃsārīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates as brāhmaṇas ceremonially declare the name ‘Kaṃsārīśvara’; a ritual banner or inscription tablet is unveiled before the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Brāhmaṇas
• Kaṃsārīśvara
• Pippalāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sacred identity is preserved through dharmic consensus and reverence for realized sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shrine/tīrtha where the Liṅga is formally known as Kaṃsārīśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Formal establishment of the deity’s name (nāma-pratiṣṭhā) by qualified brāhmaṇas.