Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्मादिभिः सार्धं विष्णुना शंकरेण च । पूर्वं संस्थापयामास पश्चिमायामदूरतः

Transliteration

tato brahmādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ viṣṇunā śaṃkareṇa ca | pūrvaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa paścimāyāmadūrataḥ

Translation

แล้วต่อมา พร้อมด้วยพระพรหมและเหล่าเทพทั้งหลาย กับพระวิษณุและพระศังกร เขาได้อัญเชิญประดิษฐานไว้ก่อน ณ ทิศตะวันออก มิไกลจากทิศตะวันตกของถิ่นนั้น

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Desha-kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• brahmādibhiḥ: with Brahmā and others
• brahmādibhiḥ: Sahakari/Karana (Accompaniment/Instrument/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आदि-समास: ब्रह्मा आदयः); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural)

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb)

• viṣṇunā: with Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental Singular)

• śaṃkareṇa: with Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• pūrvam: first/previously
• pūrvam: Desha-kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: caused to be established / installed
• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्, causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg); णिजन्त (causative)

• paścimāyām: in the west (direction)
• paścimāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paścimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Locative Singular)

• adūrataḥ: not far away
• adūrataḥ: Desha (Spatial/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adūratas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta-style narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pratijñeśvara (contextual, named next verse)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand consecration: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śaṅkara with other gods install a liṅga, marking an eastern placement relative to the western side of the region; ritual vessels, flowers, and Vedic gestures abound.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of a sthala is affirmed by divine participation; consecration is portrayed as a cosmic act involving the highest deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A direction-marked consecration zone is described (east/west proximity), indicating a mapped pilgrimage landscape within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā performed in the presence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva—an archetype for proper consecration.