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

ഇങ്ങനെ, ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഹവ്യവാഹൻ (അഗ്നി) പിംഗലേശ്വരനെ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു. അവിടെ ക്രോധം ജയിച്ച് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ഉപവാസം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നവൻ—

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).