Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

स्थापिताः श्रीहरिभ्यां तु श्रीगौर्या वेदवित्तमाः । रुद्रेण नागराश्चैव पार्वत्या शक्तिपूर्भवाः

Transliteration

sthāpitāḥ śrīharibhyāṃ tu śrīgauryā vedavittamāḥ | rudreṇa nāgarāścaiva pārvatyā śaktipūrbhavāḥ

Translation

دو مقدّس ہریوں اور مبارک گوری نے ویدوں کے برترین جاننے والوں کو قائم کیا؛ رودر نے ناگروں کو بسایا، اور پاروتی نے شکتی پور کے اصل والوں کو ٹھہرایا۔

Word by Word

• स्थापिताः: established/installed
• स्थापिताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थापित (कृदन्त; √स्था/स्थाप् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• श्रीहरिभ्याम्: by Śrī Hari (Viṣṇu)
• श्रीहरिभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीहरि (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + हरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; instrumental dual

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• श्रीगौर्या: by Śrī Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• श्रीगौर्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीगौरी (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + गौरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• वेदवित्तमाः: the best knowers of the Vedas
• वेदवित्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदवित्तम (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + वित्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; superlative sense (वित्तम = 'best knower')

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• नागराः: citizens/townsmen
• नागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• शक्तिपूर्भवाः: those whose origin/existence is preceded by Śakti (power)
• शक्तिपूर्भवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्तिपूर्भव (प्रातिपदिक; शक्ति + पूर्/पूर्? + भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुवचन-प्रातिपदिक, अर्थः 'शक्तिपूर्वं भवः/उत्पत्तिः येषाम्'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaktipura (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine council scene: Hari(s), Gaurī, Rudra, and Pārvatī consecrate learned Veda-knowers and designate distinct communities to sacred towns; the land is shown as mapped by divine gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Gaurī
• Rudra
• Pārvatī
• Veda-knowers
• Nāgara
• Śaktipura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa presents dharma as upheld through divinely guided communities and learned Veda-knowers established for the world’s welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not praised in this verse; it references communities and origins (e.g., Śaktipura) within a sacred-geographical frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes divine establishment/settlement linked to dharma and learning.