Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणाभिहि तस्थाने महार्णवतटोत्तरे । तरवो जज्ञिरे पार्थ तत्र सर्वर्तवः शुभाः

Transliteration

brahmaṇābhihi tasthāne mahārṇavataṭottare | taravo jajñire pārtha tatra sarvartavaḥ śubhāḥ

Translation

Tại nơi ấy—do Phạm Thiên an lập—trên bờ bắc của đại dương mênh mông, hỡi Pārtha, cây cối mọc lên, và mọi mùa nơi đó đều trở nên cát tường.

Word by Word

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• abhi: towards; upon
• abhi: Sambandha (Preverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्ययम्; अभि (towards/over; intensifier)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्ययम् (indeed/for)

• tasthāne: stood; remained
• tasthāne: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; अर्थः—तस्थाने (stood/remained)

• mahā-arṇava-taṭa-uttare: on the northern shore of the great ocean
• mahā-arṇava-taṭa-uttare: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + taṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—महतोऽर्णवस्य तटस्य उत्तरे (on the northern shore of the great ocean)

• taravaḥ: trees
• taravaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• jajñire: arose; were born
• jajñire: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; अर्थः—जज्ञिरे (were born/arose)

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (there)

• sarva-ṛtavaḥ: all seasons
• sarva-ṛtavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः—सर्वे ऋतवः (all seasons)

• śubhāḥ: auspicious
• śubhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with ṛtavaḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), implied (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmā-pratiṣṭhita-sthāna on Mahārṇava’s northern shore (name not specified in verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous northern ocean-shore where Brahmā’s establishment causes trees to spring forth and all seasons to appear simultaneously auspicious—flowers, fruits, gentle rains, clear skies.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place founded by divine will becomes naturally auspicious—its very climate, fertility, and rhythms (seasons) support dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to a divinely established coastal sacred region on the northern shore of the great ocean; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.