Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पूज्यमानो गणैः सर्वैः सिद्धैर्नागैर्महेश्वरः । देवेन भेदितं तत्र शूलाग्रेण नराधिप

Transliteration

pūjyamāno gaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ siddhairnāgairmaheśvaraḥ | devena bheditaṃ tatra śūlāgreṇa narādhipa

Translation

جب مہیشور کی سب گنوں، سدھوں اور ناگوں کے ذریعہ پوجا ہو رہی تھی، اے نرادھپ! وہاں بھگوان نے اپنے ترشول کی نوک سے اس مقام کو چیر دیا۔

Word by Word

• pūjyamānaḥ: being worshipped
• pūjyamānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ya (प्रत्यय) → pūjyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः (present passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• gaṇaiḥ: by the hosts (attendants)
• gaṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (gaṇaiḥ इत्यस्य)

• siddhaiḥ: by the Siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• nāgaiḥ: by the Nāgas (serpents)
• nāgaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• maheśvaraḥ: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

• devena: by a god
• devena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• bheditam: split, cleft
• bheditam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhid (धातु) + kta (क्त) → bhedita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (अव्यक्तं कर्म/स्थलादि)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• śūlāgreṇa: with the tip of the trident
• śūlāgreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शूलस्य अग्रं)

• narādhipa: O king (lord of men)
• narādhipa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् अधिपः)

Speaker

Deductively: Purāṇic narrator addressing a king (narādhipa) as listener

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara stands at the riverbank amid a luminous assembly of Gaṇas, Siddhas, and Nāgas; with the tip of His trident He cleaves the ground/riverbed, birthing a sacred fissure that becomes a marked whirlpool and future kuṇḍas.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Gaṇas
• Siddhas
• Nāgas
• Śūla (trident)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites are often sanctified by a direct divine act; Śiva’s presence and power establish the tīrtha’s enduring holiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha whose origin is linked to Śiva cleaving the spot with His trident.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Maheśvara by celestial and semi-divine beings is described, implying arcana and reverential attendance.