Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

आहूय विश्वकर्माणं कारयामास सादरम् । मंडपं च सुविस्तीर्णं वेदिकाभिर्मनोरमम्

Transliteration

āhūya viśvakarmāṇaṃ kārayāmāsa sādaram | maṃḍapaṃ ca suvistīrṇaṃ vedikābhirmanoramam

Translation

اس نے وِشوکرما کو بلا کر نہایت ادب کے ساتھ ایک وسیع منڈپ تعمیر کروایا، جو متعدد ویدیکاؤں (قربان گاہوں) سے دلکش تھا۔

Word by Word

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + हु (धातु) → आहूय (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रियाविशेषण

• विश्वकर्माणम्: Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कारयामास: caused (him) to make
• कारयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘caused to be made’)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative); क्रियाविशेषण

• मण्डपम्: pavilion
• मण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुविस्तीर्णम्: very spacious
• सुविस्तीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विस्तीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वेदिकाभिः: with altars/platforms
• वेदिकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मनोरमम्: delightful, charming
• मनोरमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vivāha-maṇḍapa / Yajña-śālā (Himālaya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijottamas/sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himālaya summons Viśvakarmā; a vast, luminous pavilion rises, filled with beautifully arranged altars, banners, lamps, and ritual geometry.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Himālaya (implied as the arranger)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is embodied in well-made sacred space—reverent construction supports purity, order, and successful rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan venue within Kedāra Khaṇḍa; the emphasis is on sanctifying the ritual site through sacred architecture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construction of a maṇḍapa and arrangement of vedikās (altars) for the ceremony is explicitly stated.