Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 178

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर्वरे रत्नमयासने । उपविष्टोऽभिषिक्तश्च महीसागरसंगमे

Transliteration

tato brahmādibhirdevairvare ratnamayāsane | upaviṣṭo'bhiṣiktaśca mahīsāgarasaṃgame

Translation

பின்னர் பிரம்மன் முதலிய தேவர்கள், அவனைச் சிறந்த ரத்தினமய ஆசனத்தில் அமர்த்தி, பூமி-கடல் சங்கமத்தில் அபிஷேகம் செய்தனர்।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/काल-निर्देश (adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• ब्रह्मादिभिः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मा आदिः येषां ते (ब्रह्म-आदि)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वरे: excellent, choice
• वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (ratnamaya-āsane इत्यस्य)

• रत्नमयासने: on a jewel-made seat
• रत्नमयासने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + मय + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—रत्नमयम् आसनम् (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष)

• उपविष्टः: seated
• उपविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed, consecrated
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• महीसागरसंगमे: at the confluence of earth and ocean
• महीसागरसंगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + सागर + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—मही- सागरयोः संगमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māhī-sāgara-saṅgama (as stated)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a shining shoreline where waves meet the land, devas led by Brahmā seat Mahākāla on a gem-studded throne and pour consecrating waters in a formal abhiṣeka.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Mahākāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is ritually affirmed through abhiṣeka—consecration symbolizes the recognition of spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred ‘mahī-sāgara-saṅgama’ (shoreline confluence) is praised as the setting for consecration, indicating a powerful tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (ritual anointing/consecration) is explicitly mentioned.