Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

स्थापिताः श्रीहरिभ्यां तु श्रीगौर्या वेदवित्तमाः । रुद्रेण नागराश्चैव पार्वत्या शक्तिपूर्भवाः

Transliteration

sthāpitāḥ śrīharibhyāṃ tu śrīgauryā vedavittamāḥ | rudreṇa nāgarāścaiva pārvatyā śaktipūrbhavāḥ

Translation

Pelos dois veneráveis Haris e pela auspiciosa Gaurī foram estabelecidos os mais eminentes conhecedores dos Vedas; por Rudra assentaram-se os Nāgaras, e por Pārvatī, os de origem em Śaktipura.

Word by Word

• स्थापिताः: established/installed
• स्थापिताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थापित (कृदन्त; √स्था/स्थाप् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• श्रीहरिभ्याम्: by Śrī Hari (Viṣṇu)
• श्रीहरिभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीहरि (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + हरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; instrumental dual

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• श्रीगौर्या: by Śrī Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• श्रीगौर्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीगौरी (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + गौरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• वेदवित्तमाः: the best knowers of the Vedas
• वेदवित्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदवित्तम (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + वित्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; superlative sense (वित्तम = 'best knower')

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• नागराः: citizens/townsmen
• नागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• शक्तिपूर्भवाः: those whose origin/existence is preceded by Śakti (power)
• शक्तिपूर्भवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्तिपूर्भव (प्रातिपदिक; शक्ति + पूर्/पूर्? + भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुवचन-प्रातिपदिक, अर्थः 'शक्तिपूर्वं भवः/उत्पत्तिः येषाम्'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaktipura (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine council scene: Hari(s), Gaurī, Rudra, and Pārvatī consecrate learned Veda-knowers and designate distinct communities to sacred towns; the land is shown as mapped by divine gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Gaurī
• Rudra
• Pārvatī
• Veda-knowers
• Nāgara
• Śaktipura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa presents dharma as upheld through divinely guided communities and learned Veda-knowers established for the world’s welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not praised in this verse; it references communities and origins (e.g., Śaktipura) within a sacred-geographical frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes divine establishment/settlement linked to dharma and learning.