Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तथा च पांडवैः सर्वैः स्थापितं लिंगपंचकम् । द्रौपद्या चाऽथ कुन्त्याऽथ गांधार्याऽथ यदृच्छया

Transliteration

tathā ca pāṃḍavaiḥ sarvaiḥ sthāpitaṃ liṃgapaṃcakam | draupadyā cā'tha kuntyā'tha gāṃdhāryā'tha yadṛcchayā

Translation

„Ebenso errichteten alle Pāṇḍavas eine Fünfergruppe von Liṅgas; und auch Draupadī, dann Kuntī und dann Gāndhārī errichteten (Liṅgas) nach eigenem Antrieb und je nach Gelegenheit.“

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

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

• पाण्डवैः: by the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all (of them)
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; पाण्डवैः इति विशेषणम्

• स्थापितम्: was established/installed
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लिङ्गपञ्चकम्: a set of five liṅgas
• लिङ्गपञ्चकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग-पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक; लिङ्ग + पञ्चक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यासमूहवाचक

• द्रौपद्या: by Draupadī
• द्रौपद्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/next)

• कुन्त्या: by Kuntī
• कुन्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/next)

• गान्धार्या: by Gāndhārī
• गान्धार्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/next)

• यदृच्छया: by chance/accidentally
• यदृच्छया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदृच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (idiomatic: by chance)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ (assembled sages/Brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All five Pāṇḍavas consecrate a set of five liṅgas; nearby, Draupadī, Kuntī, and Gāndhārī each perform offerings, their devotion portrayed as spontaneous and heartfelt.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Draupadī
• Kuntī
• Gāndhārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is not limited by gender or lineage; revered figures sanctify the kṣetra through worship and consecration, expanding the tīrtha’s spiritual map.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā is described, including the installation of a five-liṅga set by the Pāṇḍavas.