Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

स्पर्शाख्यं यत्र मे लिंगं तत्र स्थाने निवेशय । निवेश्य तु प्रयत्नेन सहितो विश्वकर्मणा

Transliteration

sparśākhyaṃ yatra me liṃgaṃ tatra sthāne niveśaya | niveśya tu prayatnena sahito viśvakarmaṇā

Translation

Setze Meinen Liṅga an dem Ort ein, der «Sparśa» genannt wird. Nachdem du ihn mit sorgfältiger Anstrengung eingesetzt hast—zusammen mit Viśvakarman—

Word by Word

• स्पर्श-आख्यम्: called ‘Sparśa’
• स्पर्श-आख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘स्पर्श इति आख्यं’ = named ‘Sparśa’); English: Neuter accusative singular; Tatpurusha (name-denoting)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb ‘where’); English: relative adverb

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic); English: Genitive singular

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (यत्र-सम्बन्धे विषयः); English: Neuter nom/acc singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; English: adverb ‘there’

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: Neuter locative singular

• निवेशय: install / place
• निवेशय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √विश् (धातु, ‘to cause to enter/place’)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजकभाव (causative sense ‘install’); English: Imperative 2nd sg active, causative

• निवेश्य: having installed
• निवेश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + √विश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) ‘having installed’; English: gerund

• तु: then / indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); English: particle

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Means/manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: Masculine instrumental singular

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त, √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; English: Masculine nominative singular

• विश्वकर्मणा: by/with Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: Masculine instrumental singular

Speaker

Śiva (Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sparśa (micro-tīrtha within Prabhāsa)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The liṅga is carried from the sea toward the designated ‘Sparśa’ spot; Viśvakarman stands with tools and measuring cord, while attendants prepare the pedestal and sanctum space for installation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sparśa (place-name)
• Viśvakarman
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power is stabilized in the world through proper installation (pratiṣṭhā) performed with skill and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A locale called Sparśa within the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga installation (niveśana/pratiṣṭhā) with the assistance of Viśvakarman.