Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

यत्र कृतयुगस्तार्थं बीजं पार्थावशिष्यते । सूर्यस्य सोमवंशस्य ब्राह्मणानां तथैव च

Transliteration

yatra kṛtayugastārthaṃ bījaṃ pārthāvaśiṣyate | sūryasya somavaṃśasya brāhmaṇānāṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

جہاں کِرت یُگ کے سچے مقصد کا بیج زمین پر باقی رہتا ہے؛ اسی طرح سورَیَوَمش، سَومَوَمش اور برہمنوں کا بیج بھی وہیں قائم رہتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (where)

• kṛta-yugaḥ: the Kṛta-yuga (Satya age)
• kṛta-yugaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (कृतं युगम्)

• tārtham: for that purpose; meaningfully
• tārtham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषणम्/क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as an adverbial accusative)

• bījam: seed
• bījam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• pārtha: earthly; of the earth
• pārtha: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying an implied noun, or as a qualifier to the subject)

• avaśiṣyate: remains, is left over
• avaśiṣyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-śiṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• sūryasya: of the Sun
• sūryasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• soma-vaṃśasya: of the lunar dynasty
• soma-vaṃśasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सोमस्य वंशः)

• brāhmaṇānām: of Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/so)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: a sacred grove with three luminous ‘seeds’ or lotuses labeled Solar, Lunar, and Brāhmaṇa; above them a golden aura representing Kṛta-yuga dharma; sages safeguarding the seeds with scripture and ritual fire.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛtayuga
• Sūryavaṃśa
• Somavaṃśa
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places preserve the ‘seed’ of Satya-yuga—truth, purity, and right order—keeping noble lineages and dharma alive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

An unnamed sacred kṣetra/āśrama-region is praised; the verse does not specify a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it emphasizes preservation of dharma and lineage as the fruit of the place.