Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्या उद्देशतो लिंगं मयैतत्संप्रतिष्ठितम् । युष्मद्वाक्यात्प्रसिद्धिं च प्रयातु द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tasyā uddeśato liṃgaṃ mayaitatsaṃpratiṣṭhitam | yuṣmadvākyātprasiddhiṃ ca prayātu dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

„In ihrem Gedenken, ihr zugeeignet, habe ich diesen Liṅga geweiht und eingesetzt. O Beste der Zweimalgeborenen, möge er durch euer maßgebliches Wort zu Ruhm gelangen.“

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• uddeśataḥ: as a memorial/for the sake of remembrance
• uddeśataḥ: Hetu (Reason/Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uddeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय = 'with reference to/for the sake of (as a memorial)'

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

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (liṅgam)

• saṃpratiṣṭhitam: has been established
• saṃpratiṣṭhitam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) = established; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicate with implied 'asti' agreeing with liṅgam

• yuṣmat-vākyāt: from your words
• yuṣmat-vākyāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) 'युष्माकं वाक्यात्' = from your statement/words; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन

• prasiddhim: renown, fame
• prasiddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• prayātu: may it attain
• prayātu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (या) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (परस्मैपद) = Imperative/benedictive sense; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'let (it) attain/go'

• dvija-sattamāḥ: O best of brahmins
• dvija-sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ 'द्विजानां सत्तमाः' = best among the twice-born; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative sense though form = nominative plural)

Speaker

Pippalāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaṃsārīśvara (name sought/foreshadowed)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija-sattamāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pippalāda gestures toward a freshly consecrated liṅga, indicating it is dedicated in memory of Kaṃsārī; brāhmaṇas prepare to proclaim its name and fame.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda
• Śiva (Liṅga)
• Kaṃsārī
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A consecration becomes a living tīrtha tradition when validated by dharmic authority and shared remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgarakhaṇḍa shrine of the Liṅga that will become publicly renowned as Kaṃsārīśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃpratiṣṭhā (proper consecration) and seeking brāhmaṇical endorsement to establish the deity’s renown and name.