Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तेन तप्तं तपो घोरं तत्र लिंगं प्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

tena taptaṃ tapo ghoraṃ tatra liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam

Translation

لقد أجرى هو هناك تَقَشُّفاً شديداً مهيباً؛ فلذلك أُقيمَت لِينغا في ذلك الموضع.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/सह), एकवचनम्; demonstrative pronoun, Instrumental singular

• तप्तम्: performed/austered (done)
• तप्तम्: Karma-sāmānādhikaraṇa (Object-complement/कर्मसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; past passive participle

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; neuter nominative/accusative singular

• घोरम्: terrible, intense
• घोरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; adjective agreeing with तपः

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

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: was established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; past passive participle used predicatively

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (implied from the adhyāya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣpadanteśvara-associated liṅga (name not given in this verse)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce austerity scene culminating in the establishment of a liṅga: the ascetic figure (associated with Puṣpadanteśvara tradition) stands amid heat and wind, then consecrates a stone liṅga with water, flowers, and mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpadanteśvara (Gaṇeśa)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (austerity) is shown as a creative spiritual force that culminates in consecration and the manifestation of sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Puṣpadanteśvara locale in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where a liṅga is said to have been established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the cause (tapas) and effect (liṅga-pratiṣṭhā).