Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

स्थापितश्च महादेवस्तत्र कोटीश्वरो नृप । तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं सिद्धिं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम्

Transliteration

sthāpitaśca mahādevastatra koṭīśvaro nṛpa | taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ siddhiṃ prāpnotyanuttamām

Translation

அரசே! அங்கே மகாதேவன் கோடீஸ்வரராக பிரதிஷ்டை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார். தேவர்களின் தேவேசனை தரிசித்தால் ஒப்பற்ற சித்தி பெறுவர்.

Word by Word

• sthāpitaḥ: installed, established
• sthāpitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त; √sthā/स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) — masculine nominative singular; past passive participle

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

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (mahā + deva)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• koṭīśvaraḥ: Koṭīśvara (Lord of crores)
• koṭīśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (koṭīnāṃ īśvaraḥ)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛṣṭvā (अव्यय; √dṛś/दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — having seen

• devadeveśam: the Lord of the gods
• devadeveśam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devadeveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devānāṃ deveśaḥ)

• siddhim: attainment, success
• siddhim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• anuttamām: unsurpassed, supreme
• anuttamām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (siddhim)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing the King)

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Koṭīśvara
• Devadeveśa
• Darśana
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s consecrated presence at a tīrtha makes mere darśana a transformative act leading to supreme siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭīśvara—Śiva established at the Koṭīśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā’s southern bank.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Koṭīśvara is highlighted; the verse also implies the site’s pratiṣṭhā (installation) tradition.