Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

स्थापिता तत्र राज्ञी च कुमारौ युगलौ तदा । एतत्तीर्थफलं वक्ष्ये शृणु राजन्महामते

Transliteration

sthāpitā tatra rājñī ca kumārau yugalau tadā | etattīrthaphalaṃ vakṣye śṛṇu rājanmahāmate

Translation

Di sana juga, permaisuri dan sepasang putera raja telah ditegakkan. Kini akan aku nyatakan buah pahala tīrtha ini—dengarlah, wahai Raja yang amat bijaksana.

Word by Word

• sthāpitā: was established/placed
• sthāpitā: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त, √sthā णिच्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular) — ‘स्थापिता’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• rājñī: queen
• rājñī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kumārau: two princes/boys
• kumārau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual)

• yugalau: a pair/twin
• yugalau: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual) — विशेषण

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषण

• tīrthaphalam: the fruit of the pilgrimage-place
• tīrthaphalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तीर्थस्य फलम्’

• vakṣye: I shall tell
• vakṣye: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (Simple Future, Parasmaipada, 1st person, Singular)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperative, Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• mahāmते: O great-minded one
• mahāmते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular) — बहुव्रीहिः ‘महती मतिः यस्य सः’

Speaker

Narrator of the Dharmāraṇya-māhātmya (addressing the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Taptakuṇḍa / Bakulavana tīrtha complex (phala section introduction)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan / Bhūpa (wise king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-narrator gestures as if beginning a formal proclamation of tīrtha-phala to a listening king; behind them, the sacred grove and kuṇḍa are visible, with symbolic figures of the queen and twin princes placed near a shrine, indicating ‘establishment’.

Characters & Entities

• Queen (rājñī)
• Two princes (kumārau)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (reverent listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is presented as a doorway to understanding dharma and sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha under discussion in this adhyāya, leading into the Ravikuṇḍa-related praises.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite; it introduces an exposition of tīrtha-phala to be heard attentively.