Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तत्र लिंगं प्रतिष्ठाप्य सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । ऋषिभ्यो दक्षिणां प्रादादेकैकस्य यथाक्रमम् । काञ्चनानां च पद्मानां प्रत्येकमयुतं ददौ

Transliteration

tatra liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya sarvadevanamaskṛtam | ṛṣibhyo dakṣiṇāṃ prādādekaikasya yathākramam | kāñcanānāṃ ca padmānāṃ pratyekamayutaṃ dadau

Translation

Dort errichtete er den von allen Göttern verehrten Liṅga und gab den ṛṣi Dakṣiṇā—jedem der Reihe nach. Und jedem schenkte er zehntausend goldene Lotosblüten.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

• pratiṣṭhāpya: having installed/established
• pratiṣṭhāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; णिजन्त—"स्थापयित्वा"

• sarvadevanamaskṛtam: revered by all gods
• sarvadevanamaskṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-deva-namaskṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वैः देवैः नमस्कृतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• ṛṣibhyaḥ: to the sages
• ṛṣibhyaḥ: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी (4th/5th), बहुवचन; दान-प्रयोजनार्थे चतुर्थी

• dakṣiṇām: gift/fee (dakṣiṇā)
• dakṣiṇām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• prādāt: he gave
• prādāt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ekaikasya: of each one
• ekaikasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka-eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (reduplicative) अर्थे—"प्रत्येकस्य"

• yathākramam: in due order
• yathākramam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb) अर्थे—क्रमानुसारम्

• kāñcanānām: of golden
• kāñcanānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of gold)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• padmānām: of lotuses
• padmānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• pratyekam: to each/each one
• pratyekam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati-eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb) अर्थे—प्रत्येकम्

• ayutam: ten thousand
• ayutam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (ten-thousand)

• dadau: he gave
• dadau: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator within the Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakeśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the newly installed Kanakeśvara liṅga, gods are shown offering salutations; Brahmā distributes dakṣiṇā to sages in orderly sequence, each receiving ten thousand golden lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga (Kanakeśvara context)
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Dakṣiṇā
• Golden Lotuses

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred completion combines worship (pratiṣṭhā) with generosity (dakṣiṇā), honoring both the divine and the seers who preserve dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga-site in Prabhāsakṣetra (Kanakeśvara context), presented as revered even by the gods.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga installation and orderly distribution of dakṣiṇā to ṛṣis—here quantified as ten thousand (ayuta) golden lotuses per recipient.