Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

एवंविधाश्च बहुशो वरान्दत्त्वा पिनाकधृक् । गतोऽसौ स्वपुरं पार्थ सेव्यमानः सुरासुरैः

Transliteration

evaṃvidhāśca bahuśo varāndattvā pinākadhṛk | gato'sau svapuraṃ pārtha sevyamānaḥ surāsuraiḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പലവട്ടം പലവിധ വരങ്ങൾ നൽകി പിനാകധാരി (ശിവൻ) തന്റെ സ്വപുരത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി, ഹേ പാർത്ഥ; ദേവാസുരന്മാർ സേവിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ.

Word by Word

• एवंविधाः: such (boons)
• एवंविधाः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of such kind)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/आवृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (many times, repeatedly)

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having given)

• पिनाकधृक्: the bearer of Pināka (Śiva)
• पिनाकधृक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाक (प्रातिपदिक) + धृ (धातु) → धृक् (कृदन्त)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (पिनाकं धारयति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवस्य उपनाम

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/आख्यातार्थे (has gone)

• असौ: he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वपुरम्: his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (स्वं पुरम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (goal)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सेव्यमानः: being served
• सेव्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेव्यमान (कृदन्त, शानच्/मान)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being served’

• सुरासुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुरासुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (by gods and demons)

Speaker

Narrator addressing Pārtha (Arjuna) as listener within the frame

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara-kṣetra (episode conclusion)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, bearing the Pināka, departs toward his celestial city (Kailāsa/Śiva-pura), surrounded by a mixed retinue of devas and asuras; the forest-kṣetra and kuṇḍa remain glowing with residual sanctity. A narrator addresses ‘Pārtha’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pinākadhṛk
• Pārtha
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is portrayed as the generous giver of boons, and the sacred narrative magnifies the site through divine visitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locale where Śiva granted boons in this Adhyāya—centered on the Indreśvara/Jayaṃteśa liṅga and associated kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it concludes a boon-granting episode that supports the site’s māhātmya.