Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

गौरीलोकमनुप्राप्तसखित्वेऽद्यापि मोदते । ततः प्रभृति तत्पार्थ विख्यातमलिकेश्वरम्

Transliteration

gaurīlokamanuprāptasakhitve'dyāpi modate | tataḥ prabhṛti tatpārtha vikhyātamalikeśvaram

Translation

Setelah memperoleh persahabatan di alam Dewi Gaurī, dia bersukacita hingga kini. Maka, wahai putera Pṛthā, sejak waktu itu tempat suci ini masyhur dengan nama ‘Alikeśvara’.

Word by Word

• गौरीलोकम्: Gaurī’s world (Pārvatī’s realm)
• गौरीलोकम्: Karma (Goal/object with anuprāpta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गौर्याः लोकः)

• अनुप्राप्त: having attained
• अनुप्राप्त: Karta (Implied subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अध्याहृतः कर्ता); धातु: अनु-√प्राप् (to attain)

• सखित्वे: in friendship
• सखित्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• अद्यापि: even today/still
• अद्यापि: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (even today/still)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: मुद् (to rejoice)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• प्रभृति: from then on
• प्रभृति: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आरम्भवाचक (from/since)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (referring to the following name)

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

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; धातु: वि-√ख्या (to become renowned)

• अलिकेश्वरम्: Alikeśvara (name of the deity/place)
• अलिकेश्वरम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Name as object of ‘known as’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलिक + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अलिकस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Alikeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee rejoices in Gaurī’s realm as a companion; below, the earthly shrine is shown with a liṅga and a small inscription-like emphasis on the name ‘Alikeśvara’, indicating the moment the place becomes renowned.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Alikeśvara
• Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with the Divine (Gaurī’s realm) and devotion to Śiva leads to lasting joy and the sanctification of a place through sacred memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Alikeśvara—presented as a famed Śiva-site within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the name-fame (khyāti) of the shrine as part of the tīrtha-māhātmya.