Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

। नारद उवाच । ततो निरुपमं दिव्यं सर्वरत्नमयं शुभम् । ईशाननिर्मितं साक्षात्सह देव्याविशद्गृहम्

Transliteration

| nārada uvāca | tato nirupamaṃ divyaṃ sarvaratnamayaṃ śubham | īśānanirmitaṃ sākṣātsaha devyāviśadgṛham

Translation

ນາຣະດະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຈາກນັ້ນ ພຣະອົງພ້ອມດ້ວຍເທວີ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ເຮືອນວິມານອັນປະເສີດ ບໍ່ມີສິ່ງໃດເທົ່າທຽມ ເປັນທິບ ເປັນມົງຄຸນ ປະດັບດ້ວຍຮັດຕະນະທຸກປະເພດ ອັນພຣະອີສານະ (ພຣະສິວະ) ສ້າງໄວ້ໂດຍຕົນເອງຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमसूचक (then)

• निरुपमम्: incomparable
• निरुपमम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण of गृहम् (understood)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण

• सर्वरत्नमयम्: made of all kinds of jewels
• सर्वरत्नमयम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-रत्न-मय (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + रत्न + मय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण

• ईशाननिर्मितम्: constructed by Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशाननिर्मितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईशान-निर्मित (प्रातिपदिक; ईशान + निर्मित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (directly/in person)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with)

• देव्याः: with the goddess
• देव्याः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with the goddess)

• अविशत्: entered
• अविशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg

• गृहम्: the house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada narrates: Śiva (Īśāna) and the Goddess enter an incomparable, auspicious mansion shimmering with all jewels—radiant halls, gem-studded pillars, and celestial light.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (Īśāna)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine realm is portrayed as auspicious and consciously fashioned by Īśāna; proximity to Śiva and Devī signifies entry into śubha (auspiciousness).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; it describes a divine mansion associated with Śiva and Devī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it is narrative description (kathā) setting the scene.