Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

गुप्तक्षेत्रे तथा स्थास्ये कुमारेश्वरमध्यतः

Transliteration

guptakṣetre tathā sthāsye kumāreśvaramadhyataḥ

Translation

Demikian pula, di Guptakṣetra Aku akan bersemayam tepat di tengah-tengah Kumāreśvara.

Word by Word

• गुप्तक्षेत्रे: in the hidden sacred field
• गुप्तक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुप्त + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (गुप्तं क्षेत्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (so/likewise)

• स्थास्ये: I shall stay/stand
• स्थास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुमारेश्वर: of Kumāreśvara
• कुमारेश्वर: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (कुमारस्य ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (सम्बन्धे)

• मध्यतः: in the middle/at the center
• मध्यतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त), स्थानवाचक (from/in the middle)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guptakṣetra (centered on Kumāreśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva promises to abide in Guptakṣetra, right in the middle of Kumāreśvara—suggesting a sanctum as the axis mundi of a concealed holy landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Guptakṣetra
• Kumāreśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic sacred landscape is defined by divine indwelling—Śiva promises a stable presence at Kumāreśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Guptakṣetra and its central Kumāreśvara shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse affirms the sanctity of the place through Śiva’s promised residence.