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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

दत्तं लिंगस्य तत्पद्मनालं छित्त्वा तु नन्दिना । अर्चयित्वा तु तन्नन्दी लिंगं पाशुपतेश्वरम् । नालं गृहीत्वा यत्नेन ऋषीन्वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

dattaṃ liṃgasya tatpadmanālaṃ chittvā tu nandinā | arcayitvā tu tannandī liṃgaṃ pāśupateśvaram | nālaṃ gṛhītvā yatnena ṛṣīnvacanamabravīt

Translation

Nandin schnitt den Lotusstängel ab, der auf den Liṅga gelegt worden war. Dann verehrte er jenen Liṅga, Pāśupateśvara. Den Stängel behutsam in der Hand haltend, richtete er Worte an die Rishis.

Word by Word
dattamgiven; handed over
dattam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√dā (धाातु) → datta (कृदन्त/भूतकर्मणि)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) — “given/handed”
liṅgasyaof the liṅga
liṅgasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन
tat-padma-nālamthat lotus-stalk
tat-padma-nālam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक) + nāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः— “of that lotus” + “stalk”
chittvāhaving cut
chittvā:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Absolutive modifying main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√chid (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — “having cut”
tubut; then
tu:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक
nandināby Nandin
nandinā:
Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/instrumental agent/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnandin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन
arcayitvāhaving worshipped
arcayitvā:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Absolutive/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√arc (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — “having worshipped”
tuthen
tu:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
tat-nandīthat Nandin
tat-nandī:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + nandin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः— “that (very) Nandin”
liṅgamthe liṅga
liṅgam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन
pāśupateśvaramPāśupateśvara (the Lord of Pāśupatas)
pāśupateśvaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpāśupata (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः— “Pāśupata” + “Lord” (epithet of Śiva)
nālamthe stalk
nālam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन
gṛhītvāhaving taken
gṛhītvā:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Absolutive/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√grah (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — “having taken/held”
yatnenawith effort; carefully
yatnena:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyatna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन
ṛṣīnthe sages
ṛṣīn:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन
vacanamspeech; words
vacanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvacana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन
abravītsaid; spoke
abravīt:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker

Narrator (contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic frame) describing Nandin’s action

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāśupateśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the shrine, a dark, polished liṅga stands adorned; a lotus-stalk lies across it. Nandī, focused and reverent, removes/cuts the stalk with deliberate care, then performs worship with folded hands and offerings, finally holding the stalk as he turns to address seated sages.

Characters & Entities
N
Nandin
P
Pāśupateśvara
L
Liṅga
Ṛ
Ṛṣis

FAQs

Devotion is expressed through careful ritual service to the Liṅga, followed by truthful communication to the wise.

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, featuring the worship of Pāśupateśvara.

Liṅga-arcana (worship) is explicitly mentioned; the lotus-stalk is handled as part of the worship setting.

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