Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देव उमया सह शङ्करः । हनूमानीश्वरं तत्र स्थापयामास भक्तितः

Transliteration

ityuktvāntardadhe deva umayā saha śaṅkaraḥ | hanūmānīśvaraṃ tatra sthāpayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Nói xong, Śaṅkara—Đấng Chúa Tể—liền ẩn mất cùng với Umā. Khi ấy Hanūmān, với lòng bhakti, đã thiết lập Īśvara ngay tại nơi ấy để thờ phụng.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (quotative/iti)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive): ‘having said’

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्-धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; शङ्करस्य विशेषण/सम्बोधनार्थक-प्रयोगः

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable indicating accompaniment)

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ईश्वरम्: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• स्थापयामास: established/installed
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘-तः’ (out of devotion)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Īśvara-sthāpita-sthāna at Revā/Narmadā-tīrtha (Hanūmat-pratiṣṭhita)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara with Umā fades from sight (antardhāna) after speaking; Hanūmān remains at the riverbank and establishes Īśvara—suggesting liṅga-pratiṣṭhā or shrine consecration—through intense devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara/Īśvara)
• Umā
• Hanūmān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion culminates in consecration—Hanūmān turns personal grace into a lasting sacred presence for future pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A local Śiva presence is established within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā tīrtha setting, implying a specific sthala connected to Hanūmān and Īśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpanā (establishing a Śiva liṅga/shrine) is indicated as an act of bhakti that anchors sacredness in a place.