Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तृतीया च दिशि तस्यां स्थिता संस्थापिता मया । गुहेन च कपालेश्याः प्रभावोस्याः पुरेरितः

Transliteration

tṛtīyā ca diśi tasyāṃ sthitā saṃsthāpitā mayā | guhena ca kapāleśyāḥ prabhāvosyāḥ pureritaḥ

Translation

ਅਤੇ ਤੀਜਾ (ਦੇਵੀ-ਰੂਪ) ਉਸ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੈਂ ਹੀ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ। ਅਤੇ ਗੁਹਾ (ਸਕੰਦ) ਨੇ ਇਸ ਕਪਾਲੇਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਨਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰਿਤ ਕੀਤੀ।

Word by Word

• tṛtīyā: the third (one)
• tṛtīyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

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

• diśi: in the direction
• diśi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tasyām: in that
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sthitā: stood/was situated
• sthitā: Kriya/Predicate (State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past participle, active sense); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṃsthāpitā: was duly established
• saṃsthāpitā: Kriya/Predicate (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam- + √sthā (स्था; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• guhena: by Guha (Kārttikeya)
• guhena: Karana/Agent (Instrument or agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• kapāleśyāḥ: of Kapāleśī
• kapāleśyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapāleśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• prabhāvaḥ: power, glory, influence
• prabhāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• asyāḥ: of her/of this (goddess)
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pure: in the city
• pure: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• īritaḥ: was proclaimed/was set forth
• īritaḥ: Kriya/Predicate (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īr (ईर्; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapāleśī-sthāna (associated with Kapāleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A directional shrine installation: priests place the Devī image in the designated quarter; Skanda (Guha) appears as a youthful warrior-god proclaiming Kapāleśī’s glory to townspeople within a city street or royal court.

Characters & Entities

• Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)
• Kapāleśī
• Prabhāva (glory)
• Pura (city)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of a kṣetra is strengthened by established divine forms and by authoritative proclamation of their prabhāva (spiritual power).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A shrine/seat of Kapāleśī within the described kṣetra, whose fame is linked with Guha (Skanda).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Installation (saṃsthāpanā/pratiṣṭhā) is referenced; worship is implied through the emphasis on her prabhāva.