Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

गते चादर्शनं देवे तत्र तीर्थे महामतिः । स्थापयामास देवेशं शिवं शान्तमनामयम्

Transliteration

gate cādarśanaṃ deve tatra tīrthe mahāmatiḥ | sthāpayāmāsa deveśaṃ śivaṃ śāntamanāmayam

Translation

ദേവൻ അദൃശനായ ശേഷം, ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ മഹാമതി ദേവേശനും ശാന്തനും അനാമയനുമായ ശിവനെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: disappearance/invisibility
• अदर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवे: in the god (when the god...)
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-अङ्ग (with गते)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महामतिः: the great-minded one
• महामतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महती मतिः यस्य/महती मतिः)

• स्थापयामास: installed/caused to be set up
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: स्थापयति)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• शिवम्: Shiva
• शिवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शान्तम्: peaceful
• शान्तम्: Karman-qualifier (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवम्)

• अनामयम्: free from disease/blemish
• अनामयम्: Karman-qualifier (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Mārkaṇḍeya, contextually)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kambu-tīrtha (context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Riverside consecration: a great-souled devotee installs a serene Śiva-liṅga at the ford; priests and attendants hold vessels; the atmosphere is peaceful, healing, and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine vision ceases, dharma continues through worship—establishing Śiva at a tīrtha anchors grace for future pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “that tīrtha” which is soon named Kambu-tīrtha in the following passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-pratiṣṭhā (installation/establishment of Śiva) at the sacred ford is described.