Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञाप्य द्विजेद्रांस्तांस्तत्रैवांतर्दधे प्रभुः । एवं पार्थ समुत्पन्नो जयादित्योऽत्र भूतले

Transliteration

anujñāpya dvijedrāṃstāṃstatraivāṃtardadhe prabhuḥ | evaṃ pārtha samutpanno jayādityo'tra bhūtale

Translation

ആ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരോട് അനുവാദം വാങ്ങി പ്രഭു അവിടെയേ അന്തർധാനം ചെയ്തു. ഇങ്ങനെ, ഹേ പാർഥ, ജയാദിത്യൻ ഇവിടെ ഭൂതലത്തിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി.

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having permitted/taken leave
• अनुज्ञाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (Gerund/Absolutive): 'having permitted/after taking leave'

• द्विजेन्द्रान्: the best of the twice-born (Brahmin chiefs)
• द्विजेन्द्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: द्विजानाम् इन्द्राः = द्विजेन्द्राः

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared/vanished
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्√धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (Manner adverb)

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

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen/produced
• समुत्पन्नः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उत्√पद्/√पद् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle)

• जयादित्यः: Jaya-Āditya (a name)
• जयादित्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: जयः आदित्यः = जयादित्यः (name)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (Locative adverb)

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada (narrating to Pārtha/Arjuna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jayāditya (prādurbhāva-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord respectfully takes leave of eminent brāhmaṇas and vanishes on the spot; the narrative announces Jayāditya’s manifestation on earth, with ‘Pārtha’ addressed.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Jayāditya
• Dvijendra (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography is established through divine manifestation: the deity’s appearance anchors holiness ‘here’ for future devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse asserts Jayāditya’s manifestation “here on earth,” but the explicit name of the locale is not included in the provided excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the deity’s disappearance after honoring the brāhmaṇas.