Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

त्रयोदश्यामभीष्टे तु संजातेऽ भ्युदये शुभे । संस्थापय विभो लिंगं मम वाक्येन सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

trayodaśyāmabhīṣṭe tu saṃjāte' bhyudaye śubhe | saṃsthāpaya vibho liṃgaṃ mama vākyena sāṃpratam

Translation

«Am ersehnten Trayodaśī, wenn der glückverheißende Aufgang erreicht ist, o Mächtiger — errichte den Liṅga jetzt nach meinem Wort».

Word by Word

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth lunar day
• त्रयोदश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• अभीष्टे: in the desired (time)
• अभीष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘(काले) अभीष्टे’ = desired/auspicious time

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• संजाते: when (it) has arisen/occurred
• संजाते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘सति’ अर्थे (locative absolute)

• अभ्युदये: at the auspicious rising/occasion
• अभ्युदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘संजाते’ इत्यस्य अधिकरणम् (locative absolute complement)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘अभ्युदये’ इति विशेषण

• संस्थापय: install; establish
• संस्थापय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्थाप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• वाक्येन: by (my) word/command
• वाक्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• साम्प्रतम्: now; at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: ‘now/at present’)

Speaker

Jīva (guru) to Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āghāṭa (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding yet devotional moment: the advisor instructs Indra to install the liṅga immediately on the chosen Trayodaśī at auspicious sunrise/ascendant; gesture of directive authority, ritual implements nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Trayodaśī
• Indra
• Jīva (guru)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred acts mature under guidance: the guru’s word and correct timing make the installation a dharmic, enduring foundation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Bālamaṇḍana vicinity where the liṅga is to be established; the verse highlights the calendrical condition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga installation is prescribed specifically on Trayodaśī at an auspicious abhyudaya.