Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य तीरे चक्रे तदोत्तरे । ततो देव्यनुशिष्टास्ते देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

dakṣiṇasya samudrasya tīre cakre tadottare | tato devyanuśiṣṭāste devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ

Translation

ఆమె దక్షిణ సముద్ర తీరంలోని ఉత్తర భాగంలో ఆ నగరాన్ని స్థాపించింది. తరువాత శక్రుడు (ఇంద్రుడు) ముందుండగా దేవతలు దేవి ఉపదేశానుసారం ప్రవర్తించారు।

Word by Word

• दक्षिणस्य: of the southern
• दक्षिणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समुद्र-विशेषण (Masculine, Genitive, Singular; adjective of samudrasya)

• समुद्रस्य: of the ocean
• समुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• तीरे: on the shore
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• चक्रे: made, established
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परफेक्ट), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Atmanepada)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• उत्तरे: on the northern (shore/side)
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (तीरे) विशेषण (Neuter, Locative, Singular; adjective: 'northern')

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम-बोधक (then)

• देवी: by the goddess
• देवी: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• अनुशिष्टाः: instructed
• अनुशिष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-शास् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त): 'instructed/commanded'

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; pronoun)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• शक्रपुरोगमाः: with Indra in the lead
• शक्रपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रः पुरोगमः येषाम्/शक्रः पुरोगमः) (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dakṣiṇa-samudra-tīra (Setu coastal tīrtha zone)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic coastal scene: the southern ocean stretches wide; on its northern shore Devī’s city rises. Indra and the devas stand in attentive formation receiving instructions, then set about implementing them.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śakra (Indra)
• Devāḥ
• Dakṣiṇa Samudra (southern ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction orders both cosmos and community; even the gods align their actions with the Goddess’s dharmic will.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Devi-founded coastal sacred settlement in Setukhaṇḍa is indicated, located by the southern ocean’s shore.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on sthala-location (coastal placement) and divine command.