Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स्थाणुवत्संस्थितो यस्मा त्तस्मात्स्थाणुर्भवाम्यहम्

Transliteration

sthāṇuvatsaṃsthito yasmā ttasmātsthāṇurbhavāmyaham

Translation

เพราะเราดำรงมั่นดุจเสาอันนิ่งไม่ไหวติง ฉะนั้นเราจึงเป็นที่รู้จักนามว่า “สถาณุ”

Word by Word

• स्थाणुवत्: like a pillar, motionless
• स्थाणुवत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive/comparative: 'like'), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे

• संस्थितः: standing, stationed
• संस्थितः: Kriya (State/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• यस्मात्: from which/wherefore
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थाणुः: Sthāṇu (the immovable one)
• स्थाणुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवामि: I become
• भवामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Rudra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (implied from preceding verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra stands utterly motionless like a cosmic pillar, trident grounded, matted locks still; the world seems to move around him. The epithet ‘Sthāṇu’ is visually embodied as unwavering verticality.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sthāṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is inwardly unmoving and steady; spiritual power rests on steadfastness (sthāiratā) amid changing worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, contributing to the sacred narrative tapestry of the kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it explains a divine epithet (nāma) and its theological rationale.