Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

कृत्वा च नगरं रम्यं लिंगस्यास्य प्रभावतः । पुनः प्रतिष्ठितं र्लिगं तेन वै विश्वकर्मणा

Transliteration

kṛtvā ca nagaraṃ ramyaṃ liṃgasyāsya prabhāvataḥ | punaḥ pratiṣṭhitaṃ rligaṃ tena vai viśvakarmaṇā

Translation

وبقوة هذا اللِنْغَ صاغ مدينةً بهيّة؛ ثم إن اللِنْغَ نفسه أُعيد تثبيته مرةً أخرى على يد فيشفاكَرمان.

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वक्रिया

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

• nagaram: the city
• nagaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ramyam: beautiful; delightful
• ramyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (nagaram)

• liṅgasya: of the liṅga
• liṅgasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prabhāvataḥ: due to the power/effect
• prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• pratiṣṭhitam: installed; established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• tena: by him; by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• viśvakarmaṇā: by Viśvakarman
• viśvakarmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

Speaker

Not explicit in this verse (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-dvaya (Unnata-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga at the center emits auspicious energy; around it a splendid city rises. Viśvakarman performs a second consecration, placing garlands and kalaśas, while artisans and devas witness.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Viśvakarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred Liṅga’s spiritual potency is portrayed as world-building—capable of inspiring and sustaining auspicious creation and consecration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (re-establishing/consecrating the Liṅga) is referenced as a meritorious sacred act.