Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

लिंगं संस्थाप्य देवस्य नाम्ना ख्यातं द्विजेश्वरम् । मनोहरतरे प्रोच्चे प्रासादे पर्वतोपमे

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya devasya nāmnā khyātaṃ dvijeśvaram | manoharatare procce prāsāde parvatopame

Translation

Nachdem sie einen Liṅga des Herrn errichtet hatten, berühmt unter dem göttlichen Namen Dvijeśvara, weihten sie ihn in einem überaus anmutigen, hochragenden Tempel, groß wie ein Berg.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having स्थापित/established
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having established’

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (नाम्ना)

• ख्यातम्: renowned/known
• ख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (द्विजेश्वरम् इत्यस्य)

• द्विज-ईश्वरम्: the lord of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विज-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् ईश्वरः)

• मनोहरतरे: in a more charming (place)
• मनोहरतरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• प्र-उच्चे: in a very lofty (one)
• प्र-उच्चे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च (प्रातिपदिक) + प्र (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रासादे)

• प्रासादे: in a palace/temple
• प्रासादे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पर्वत-उपमे: (that is) like a mountain
• पर्वत-उपमे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (पर्वत-उपमः = mountain-like) विशेषण (प्रासादे)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya style; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvijeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests and patrons install a Śiva-liṅga labeled 'Dvijeśvara' within a towering, mountain-like temple; garlands, kalaśas, Vedic chanting, and auspicious banners surround the sanctum as the prāsāda rises prominently against the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Dvijeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing a Śiva-liṅga and building a worthy shrine is presented as a high dharmic act that anchors divine presence in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya and highlights the Dvijeśvara liṅga shrine within that sacred landscape (exact town/tīrtha name not stated in this verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-saṃsthāpanā (installation of a Śiva-liṅga) and establishing it in a prāsāda (temple).