Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तत्र संस्थापयामास लिंगं देवस्य शूलिनः । प्रासादं च मनोहारि ततश्चक्रे समाहितः

Transliteration

tatra saṃsthāpayāmāsa liṃgaṃ devasya śūlinaḥ | prāsādaṃ ca manohāri tataścakre samāhitaḥ

Translation

Dort errichtete er einen Liṅga des Herrn, der den Dreizack trägt (Śiva); dann baute er, in gesammeltem Geist, auch einen anmutig-schönen Tempel.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = 'there'

• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: installed
• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√sthā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + āsa (सहायकधातु)
• Form: लिट्/परिप्रयोग, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) = 'installed/caused to be established'

• liṅgam: a liṅga
• liṅgam: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = 'liṅga (Śiva-emblem)'

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन = 'of the god'

• śūlinaḥ: of Śiva (the trident-bearer)
• śūlinaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive apposition to devasya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन = 'of Śūlin (Śiva, trident-bearer)'

• prāsādam: a temple
• prāsādam: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = 'temple/palace'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) = 'and'

• mano-hāri: charming
• mano-hāri: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + hārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मनः हरति इति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (prāsādam)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'then'

• cakre: made
• cakre: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद = 'did/made'

• samāhitaḥ: composed/concentrated
• samāhitaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā√dhā (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit subject) = 'composed, concentrated'

Speaker

Sūta (tīrthamāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (contextual from prior address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-king installs a black stone liṅga on a yoni-pīṭha while priests chant; beside it rises a newly built, charming prāsāda with carved pillars; Śiva’s trident symbol appears as an emblem of protection.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Liṅga
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing Śiva’s worship in a holy place—through liṅga installation and temple building—is portrayed as a lasting dharmic act benefiting many.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, where the Śiva-liṅga is installed and the shrine is built.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpana (installation of a Śiva-liṅga) and prāsāda-nirmāṇa (construction of a temple).