Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

स्थापयामास रामेशं तथा कामेश्वरं पुनः । स्थानाद्वायुप्रदेशे तु सुवर्णो भयतस्तटे

Transliteration

sthāpayāmāsa rāmeśaṃ tathā kāmeśvaraṃ punaḥ | sthānādvāyupradeśe tu suvarṇo bhayatastaṭe

Translation

Baginda menegakkan (mempratishtha) Rāmeśa, dan kemudian Kāmeśvara juga—di suatu tempat di Vāyupradeśa, pada tebing Sungai Suvarṇā yang dikenali sebagai Bhayata.

Word by Word

• स्थापयामास: installed/established
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) — ‘caused to be placed/installed’

• रामेशम्: Rāmeśa (Lord of Rama)
• रामेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य ईशः)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘also/likewise’

• कामेश्वरम्: Kāmeśvara
• कामेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामस्य ईश्वरः)

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘again/further’

• स्थानात्: from the place
• स्थानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वायुप्रदेशे: in the windy region/area
• वायुप्रदेशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु + प्रदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वायोः प्रदेशः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; contrast/emphasis)

• सुवर्णः: Suvarṇa (river/place)
• सुवर्णः: Adhikarana (Reference-point/स्थान-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नदी/देश-नामरूपेण (as proper name)

• भयतः: from the side called Bhaya / on the fearful side
• भयतः: Adhikarana (Directional/side)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भय + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त) — ‘from the side of/with respect to fear; on the fearful side’

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhayata-tīra (Suvarṇā bank) / Vāyupradeśa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Suvarṇā’s Bhayata bank in the airy ‘Vāyupradeśa’, Rāma oversees the installation of two Śiva-lingas—Rāmeśa and Kāmeśvara—while priests perform consecration with kalasha water, flowers, bilva, and fire rites.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāmeśa
• Kāmeśvara
• Vāyupradeśa
• Suvarṇā (river)
• Bhayata (taṭa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A place becomes a tīrtha through devotion expressed as consecration—installing Śiva signifies anchoring dharma in the landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Suvarṇā riverbank—specifically the Bhayata taṭa within Vāyupradeśa—is marked as sacred by the installation of Rāmeśa and Kāmeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (installation) of Śiva forms—Rāmeśa and Kāmeśvara—at a designated sacred location.