Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

वायोर्ध्वजं कुबेरस्य गदां गुर्वीं च निर्ममे । विश्वकर्मा तथा शूलमीशानस्य च निर्ममे

Transliteration

vāyordhvajaṃ kuberasya gadāṃ gurvīṃ ca nirmame | viśvakarmā tathā śūlamīśānasya ca nirmame

Translation

வாயுவுக்குக் கொடி, குபேரனுக்கு கனமான கதையை அவன் செய்தான்; மேலும் விஸ்வகர்மா ஈசானன் (சிவன்)க்கு சூலத்தையும் உருவாக்கினான்।

Word by Word

• वायोः: of Vāyu (the Wind-god)
• वायोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ध्वजम्: banner, flag
• ध्वजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुबेरस्य: of Kubera
• कुबेरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गुर्वीम्: heavy, weighty
• गुर्वीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुर्वी (प्रातिपदिक; गुरु-शब्दस्य स्त्रीरूपम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गदाम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निर्ममे: made, fashioned
• निर्ममे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु; मा—माने/मापनिर्माणे)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarman (divine artisan)
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• शूलम्: trident, spear
• शूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ईशानस्य: of Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निर्ममे: made, fashioned
• निर्ममे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु; मा—माने/मापनिर्माणे)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā completes the final set: a wind-banner unfurling, Kubera’s heavy mace, and the radiant trident offered to Īśāna—Śiva’s presence felt as a towering, calm force behind the forge.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu
• Kubera
• Viśvakarmā
• Īśāna (Śiva)
• Śūla (Trident)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order is supported by sacred symbols and powers; Śiva’s trident signifies protection and the subduing of adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya narrates the devas’ preparations and Śaiva presence through Īśāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly.