Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

हव्यवाहेन भूपैवं स्थापितः पिङ्गलेश्वरः । जितक्रोधो हि यस्तत्र उपवासं समाचरेत्

Transliteration

havyavāhena bhūpaivaṃ sthāpitaḥ piṅgaleśvaraḥ | jitakrodho hi yastatra upavāsaṃ samācaret

Translation

Demikianlah, wahai raja, Piṅgaleśvara ditegakkan oleh Havyavāha (Agni). Siapa pun yang di sana, setelah menaklukkan amarah, menjalankan puasa dengan tata yang benar—

Word by Word

• हव्यवाहेन: by Havyavāha (Agni)
• हव्यवाहेन: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्यवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative); एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• स्थापितः: was established
• स्थापितः: Kriya (Passive predicate/कर्मणि-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive participle)

• पिङ्गलेश्वरः: Piṅgaleśvara
• पिङ्गलेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्गल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• जितक्रोधः: one who has conquered anger
• जितक्रोधः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (यः)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

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

• उपवासम्: fasting
• उपवासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practise
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) + सम्-आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator addressing the King (listener implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piṅgaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Piṅgaleśvara observes a fast with calm composure, hands folded, anger subdued; the liṅga stands by the Revā, serene and powerful.

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgaleśvara
• Havyavāha (Agni)
• Bhūpa (King, listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage-fruit is strengthened by inner discipline—especially mastery over anger alongside fasting and vow-observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Piṅgaleśvara, the Śiva-site established by Agni within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa (fasting) at the site, specifically undertaken with krodha-nigraha (control of anger).