Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

पुरा त्रेतायुगे जातं तत्तीर्थं स्कन्दनामकम् । नियमेन ततो लोकैः कर्तव्यं लिङ्गदर्शनम्

Transliteration

purā tretāyuge jātaṃ tattīrthaṃ skandanāmakam | niyamena tato lokaiḥ kartavyaṃ liṅgadarśanam

Translation

ในกาลโบราณสมัยเตรตายุค ตีรถะนั้นได้อุบัติขึ้นในนามว่า ‘สกันทะ’ ดังนั้นชนทั้งหลายพึงมีวินัยและสำรวม แล้วไปทำทัศนะ (ดรศนะ) แห่งลิงคะ ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• त्रेतायुगे: in the Tretā age
• त्रेतायुगे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रेता-युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रेतायाः युगम्)

• जातम्: arisen/produced
• जातम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘born/produced’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• तीर्थम्: holy place/pilgrimage site
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्कन्दनामकम्: named ‘Skanda’
• स्कन्दनामकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कन्द-नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्कन्दस्य नाम) + तद्धित ‘नामक’ = ‘named Skanda’

• नियमेन: by rule/with prescribed observance
• नियमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/रीतिवाचक

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereafter/therefrom)

• लोकैः: by people
• लोकैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक-तृतीया (agent in passive/obligation)

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be done’

• लिङ्गदर्शनम्: viewing of the liṅga
• लिङ्गदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य दर्शनम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, concluding prescription of māhātmya segment)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skanda-nāmaka Tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A primeval Tretā-yuga landscape where a sacred ford manifests; nearby stands a Śiva-liṅga shrine, pilgrims approach with folded hands, disciplined and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Tretā Yuga
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites have yuga-rooted sanctity, and their benefits are accessed through disciplined devotion and darśana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘Skanda-nāma’ tīrtha (a sacred ford) within the Revā Khaṇḍa context, tied to Śiva-liṅga darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform liṅga-darśana at the site, observing niyama (proper restraints and ritual discipline).