Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

रामेण रावणं हत्वा ससैन्यं त्रिदशेश्वरम् । स्थापितो विधिवद्भक्त्या तीरे नदनदीपतेः

Transliteration

rāmeṇa rāvaṇaṃ hatvā sasainyaṃ tridaśeśvaram | sthāpito vidhivadbhaktyā tīre nadanadīpateḥ

Translation

Après que Rāma eut tué Rāvaṇa avec ses armées, il établit Tridaśeśvara selon les rites prescrits et avec dévotion, sur la rive du seigneur des fleuves.

Word by Word

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; अर्थे—‘having slain’

• ससैन्यम्: together with (his) army
• ससैन्यम्: Visheshana (Adjective of कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुषः—‘सैन्येन सह’ (with (his) army)

• त्रिदशेश्वरम्: lord of the gods (Śiva)
• त्रिदशेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘त्रिदशानाम् ईश्वरः’ (lord of the gods)

• स्थापितः: was स्थापित (installed)
• स्थापितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः—‘was established’

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘according to rule’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• नदनदीपतेः: of the lord of rivers (the sea)
• नदनदीपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नद (प्रातिपदिक) + नदी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; (नद-नदी)-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः + पति; अर्थः—‘नदानां नदीनां च पतिः’ (lord of rivers/streams, i.e., the sea)

Speaker

Deductive: Narratorial voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tridaśeśvara

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, after the fall of Rāvaṇa, stands serene at a sacred riverbank; he installs Tridaśeśvara-liṅga with priests, offerings, and Vedic rites; the river glints behind, and celestial beings witness.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Tridaśeśvara
• Lord of Rivers (Gaṅgā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous action culminates in devotion: even after victory, dharma is sealed by vidhivat worship and establishing Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A riverbank tīrtha associated with Tridaśeśvara, described as on the bank of the ‘lord of rivers’ (commonly Gaṅgā in Purāṇic usage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhivat-sthāpana—establishing Tridaśeśvara (Śiva) according to prescribed rites, performed with bhakti.