Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

नक्षिपाम वयं यावत्त्मनुज्ञातुमर्हसि । विश्वकर्मकृतं यच्च तृतीयं लिंगमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

nakṣipāma vayaṃ yāvattmanujñātumarhasi | viśvakarmakṛtaṃ yacca tṛtīyaṃ liṃgamuttamam

Translation

Wir werden es (hier) aufstellen, sobald du die Erlaubnis gewährst—zusammen mit dem vortrefflichen dritten Liṅga, den Viśvakarman gefertigt hat.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• kṣipāmaḥ: we throw/place
• kṣipāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Sambandha (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिपर्यन्तवाचक (until/as long as)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• anujñātum: to permit
• anujñātum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; 'to permit/authorize'

• arhasi: you should; you are fit (to)
• arhasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• viśvakarma-kṛtam: made by Viśvakarman
• viśvakarma-kṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ 'कृ' क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विश्वकर्मणा कृतम् (made by Viśvakarman)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; relative pronoun

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

• tṛtīyam: third
• tṛtīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• liṅgam: liṅga; emblem
• liṅgam: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent; supreme
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the devas’ request) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśa (with Viśvakarman-kṛta third liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience (implied).

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas request permission to place a victory pillar and an exquisite liṅga crafted by Viśvakarman; the liṅga appears finely proportioned, luminous, with artisan tools and celestial architects present.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarman
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine acts of installation are performed with proper permission and order, highlighting dharma as disciplined sacred procedure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The developing sacred complex around the Victory-Pillar and the Stambheśvara Liṅga is being established as a revered locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seeking consent (anujñā) prior to placing/installing the sacred emblem and Liṅga—an essential step in pratiṣṭhā.