Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

दैवतैश्च महाभागैः सिद्धविद्याधरादिभिः । एकं तु पतितं तत्र श्रीशैले खण्डमुत्तरम्

Transliteration

daivataiśca mahābhāgaiḥ siddhavidyādharādibhiḥ | ekaṃ tu patitaṃ tatra śrīśaile khaṇḍamuttaram

Translation

മഹാഭാഗ്യശാലികളായ ദേവന്മാർ—സിദ്ധന്മാർ, വിദ്യാധരന്മാർ മുതലായവരോടൊപ്പം—അവിടെ ശ്രീശൈലത്തിൽ വടക്കേ ഭാഗത്തെ ഒരു ഖണ്ഡം പതിച്ചതായി കണ്ടു.

Word by Word

• दैवतैः: by the deities
• दैवतैः: Karana (Agent/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• महाभागैः: by the fortunate/noble ones
• महाभागैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान्तः भागाः/महाभागाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सिद्धविद्याधरादिभिः: by Siddhas, Vidyādharas and others
• सिद्धविद्याधरादिभिः: Karana (Agent/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + विद्याधर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: समाहार/समुच्चयार्थक तत्पुरुष (सिद्धाः, विद्याधराः, आदयः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• एकम्: one (piece)
• एकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (Particle: contrast/emphasis)

• पतितम्: fell/was fallen
• पतितम्: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• श्रीशैले: on Śrīśaila
• श्रीशैले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शैल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् शैलः/श्रियः शैलः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• खण्डम्: piece, fragment
• खण्डम्: Apposition/Viśeṣya (Core noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तरम्: northern, upper
• उत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīśaila

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, Siddhas, and Vidyādharas hover in the sky as a glowing northern fragment descends onto the rugged, forested slopes of Śrīśaila, sanctifying the peak.

Characters & Entities

• Daivatas (gods)
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Śrīśaila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are not accidental; they are woven into cosmic history and witnessed by divine beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīśaila (Śrīśailam), presented as a divinely marked place where a fiery fragment descended.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it establishes a site’s sacred origin for later pilgrimage merit (tīrtha-māhātmya).