Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तथा च पांडवैः सर्वैः स्थापितं लिंगपंचकम् । द्रौपद्या चाऽथ कुन्त्याऽथ गांधार्याऽथ यदृच्छया

Transliteration

tathā ca pāṃḍavaiḥ sarvaiḥ sthāpitaṃ liṃgapaṃcakam | draupadyā cā'tha kuntyā'tha gāṃdhāryā'tha yadṛcchayā

Translation

«وكذلك أقام جميعُ الباندافا مجموعةً من خمسة لينغا؛ وأقامت دروبدي، ثم كونتي، ثم غاندھاري أيضًا، بحسب ما نهض في قلوبهنّ وبحسب المناسبة.»

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

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

• पाण्डवैः: by the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all (of them)
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; पाण्डवैः इति विशेषणम्

• स्थापितम्: was established/installed
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लिङ्गपञ्चकम्: a set of five liṅgas
• लिङ्गपञ्चकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग-पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक; लिङ्ग + पञ्चक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यासमूहवाचक

• द्रौपद्या: by Draupadī
• द्रौपद्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/next)

• कुन्त्या: by Kuntī
• कुन्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/next)

• गान्धार्या: by Gāndhārī
• गान्धार्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/next)

• यदृच्छया: by chance/accidentally
• यदृच्छया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदृच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (idiomatic: by chance)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ (assembled sages/Brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All five Pāṇḍavas consecrate a set of five liṅgas; nearby, Draupadī, Kuntī, and Gāndhārī each perform offerings, their devotion portrayed as spontaneous and heartfelt.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Draupadī
• Kuntī
• Gāndhārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is not limited by gender or lineage; revered figures sanctify the kṣetra through worship and consecration, expanding the tīrtha’s spiritual map.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā is described, including the installation of a five-liṅga set by the Pāṇḍavas.