Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

स्तंभादेतन्महातीर्थमप्रसिद्धं भविष्यति । स्तंभतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सुप्रसिद्धं भविष्यति

Transliteration

staṃbhādetanmahātīrthamaprasiddhaṃ bhaviṣyati | staṃbhatīrthamiti khyātaṃ suprasiddhaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

ഈ സ്തംഭം മൂലം ഈ മഹാതീർത്ഥം ഇനി അപ്രസിദ്ധമായിരിക്കുകയില്ല. ‘സ്തംഭതീർത്ഥം’ എന്ന പേരിൽ അതി പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും.

Word by Word

• staṃbhāt: from the pillar
• staṃbhāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: staṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति एकवचनम् (ablative singular)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying mahātīrtham)

• mahātīrtham: the great sacred ford/place
• mahātīrtham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम् (nominative singular); कर्मधारयः (mahac ca tat tīrtham)

• aprasiddham: not famous
• aprasiddham: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-prasiddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying mahātīrtham)

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future); प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• staṃbhatīrtham: the pillar-tīrtha
• staṃbhatīrtham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: staṃbha + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (staṃbhasya tīrtham)

• iti: thus, as
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-कारः (quotative marker)

• khyātam: called, renowned
• khyātam: Kriyā (Predicate complement/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विधेय (predicate: is called)

• suprasiddham: very famous
• suprasiddham: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-prasiddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying staṃbhatīrtham)

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future); प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Dharma (personified), proclaiming the tīrtha’s future fame

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Stambhatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda/Guha (and/or assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A striking stone or cosmic pillar rising near water’s edge; sages and pilgrims gather as the place is proclaimed ‘Stambhatīrtha’; subtle divine light indicates sanctification.

Characters & Entities

• Stambhatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes spiritually potent and widely sought when divinely named and sanctioned—fame here signifies sanctity and accessibility for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Stambhatīrtha (the ‘Pillar-Tīrtha’).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it announces the tīrtha’s identity and future renown.