Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स्थाणुवत्संस्थितो यस्मा त्तस्मात्स्थाणुर्भवाम्यहम्

Transliteration

sthāṇuvatsaṃsthito yasmā ttasmātsthāṇurbhavāmyaham

Translation

Parce que je demeure établi, tel un pilier immobile, c’est pourquoi je suis connu sous le nom sacré de « Sthāṇu ».

Word by Word

• स्थाणुवत्: like a pillar, motionless
• स्थाणुवत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive/comparative: 'like'), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे

• संस्थितः: standing, stationed
• संस्थितः: Kriya (State/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• यस्मात्: from which/wherefore
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थाणुः: Sthāṇu (the immovable one)
• स्थाणुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवामि: I become
• भवामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Rudra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (implied from preceding verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra stands utterly motionless like a cosmic pillar, trident grounded, matted locks still; the world seems to move around him. The epithet ‘Sthāṇu’ is visually embodied as unwavering verticality.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sthāṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is inwardly unmoving and steady; spiritual power rests on steadfastness (sthāiratā) amid changing worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, contributing to the sacred narrative tapestry of the kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it explains a divine epithet (nāma) and its theological rationale.