Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

श्रीमहादेव उवाच । स्थास्याम्यहं सदैवात्र लिंगरूपेण देवताः । यस्माद्भाद्रपदे मासि कृष्णपक्षे कुहू दिने

Transliteration

śrīmahādeva uvāca | sthāsyāmyahaṃ sadaivātra liṃgarūpeṇa devatāḥ | yasmādbhādrapade māsi kṛṣṇapakṣe kuhū dine

Translation

ศรีมหาเทพตรัสว่า: “ดูก่อนเหล่าเทพ ข้าพเจ้าจักสถิตอยู่ ณ ที่นี้เป็นนิตย์ ในรูปแห่งลึงค์—เพราะในเดือนภัทรปท ในกฤษณปักษ์ ในวันกุหู…”

Word by Word

• śrīmahādevaḥ: Śrī Mahādeva
• śrīmahādevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• sthāsyāmi: I shall remain
• sthāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Particle (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• liṅgarūpeṇa: in the form of a liṅga
• liṅgarūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• devatāḥ: O deities/gods
• devatāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयुक्तम्

• yasmāt: because
• yasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: यत्-शब्द, पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण हेतु-अव्ययवत् (ablative used as causal ‘because’)

• bhādrapade: in Bhādrapada
• bhādrapade: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādrapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• kṛṣṇapakṣe: in the dark fortnight
• kṛṣṇapakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• kuhū: on Kuhū (tithi)
• kuhū: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (दिन इति सह)

• dine: on the day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Śrī Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva speaks with calm authority, indicating permanence in liṅga-form; a celestial calendar motif (moon phase) subtly frames the scene, hinting at Bhādrapada amāvāsyā.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahādeva (Śiva)
• devas
• Bhādrapada māsa
• kṛṣṇapakṣa
• Kuhū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva sanctifies both place and time: a fixed sacred seat and an auspicious calendrical occasion for worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is confirmed as Śiva’s perpetual abode in liṅga form.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A special observance is indicated for Bhādrapada month, kṛṣṇa-pakṣa, on Kuhū day, connected to worship at this liṅga.