Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अकारिषमहं रम्यं विश्वकर्मविधानतः । मृन्मयं काष्ठनिष्पन्नं पाक्वेष्टं शैलमेव वा

Transliteration

akāriṣamahaṃ ramyaṃ viśvakarmavidhānataḥ | mṛnmayaṃ kāṣṭhaniṣpannaṃ pākveṣṭaṃ śailameva vā

Translation

وشوکرما کے مقررہ فنّی اصولوں کے مطابق میں نے ایک دلکش مندر بنوایا—مٹی کا، لکڑی کا، پکی اینٹوں کا، یا حتیٰ کہ پتھر کا بھی۔

Word by Word

• akāriṣam: I made, I constructed
• akāriṣam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• ramyam: beautiful, delightful
• ramyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)

• viśvakarmavidhānataḥ: according to Viśvakarman’s design/rules
• viśvakarmavidhānataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: समासान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb); तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: विश्वकर्मणः विधानम्) + तः (from/according to)

• mṛnmayam: made of clay
• mṛnmayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + mayaṭ (मयट्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तद्धितान्त-विशेषणम् (made of); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kāṣṭhaniṣpannam: produced from wood
• kāṣṭhaniṣpannam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣ-√pad (धातु) → niṣpanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सप्तमी/तृतीया-भावः: काष्ठेन निष्पन्नम् = made from wood); भूतकृदन्तः (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• pākveṣṭam: of baked brick
• pākveṣṭam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pākva (प्रातिपदिक) + iṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (पाक्वम् इष्टम्/इष्टकं—baked brick); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• śailam: stone
• śailam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivālaya (constructed per vidhi)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A workshop-to-temple montage: artisans measure with cords, carve wood, fire bricks, shape clay, and set stone—guided by Viśvakarman’s canon—culminating in a graceful Śiva shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarman
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through well-made sacred works; even the material varies, but reverent, rule-guided construction is praised.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is specified; the verse speaks generally about constructing a Śiva shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Temple construction should follow Viśvakarman’s proper ordinances (architectural/ritual standards), using suitable materials.