Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

एवं तेन नरेन्द्रेण पूर्वं तत्र विनिर्मितौ । उमामहेश्वरौ पश्चान्निर्मितावितरैरपि

Transliteration

evaṃ tena narendreṇa pūrvaṃ tatra vinirmitau | umāmaheśvarau paścānnirmitāvitarairapi

Translation

Ainsi, c’est ce roi qui, le premier, établit là (les sanctuaires ou images de) Umā et de Maheśvara ; plus tard, d’autres les édifièrent ou les installèrent également.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/रीति-वाचक)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr̥/Agent-instrumental (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नरेन्द्रेण: by the king
• नरेन्द्रेण: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: formerly; first
• पूर्वम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• विनिर्मितौ: were built/constructed
• विनिर्मितौ: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + मि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘were constructed’

• उमा-महेश्वरौ: Umā and Maheśvara
• उमा-महेश्वरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• निर्मितौ: were made/built
• निर्मितौ: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + मि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मणि/भावे

• इतरैः: by others
• इतरैः: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Additive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Sūta (implied, continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king oversees the first installation of Umā and Maheśvara; later generations add more shrines, turning the area into a temple cluster.

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Narendra (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing divine presence (pratiṣṭhā) at a holy place becomes a lasting public good, inspiring continued devotion across generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha where Umā-Maheśvara were installed; the text frames it as a sanctified locale whose merit grows through continued worship and construction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is temple/image installation and ongoing worship of Umā-Maheśvara at the tīrtha.