Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

बुधेन चैव देवेशि तत्र तप्तं महातपः । स्थापितं विमलं लिंगं समाराध्य सदाशिवम्

Transliteration

budhena caiva deveśi tatra taptaṃ mahātapaḥ | sthāpitaṃ vimalaṃ liṃgaṃ samārādhya sadāśivam

Translation

O Göttin des Herrn, dort übte Budha große Askese. Nachdem er Sadāśiva in rechter Weise verehrt hatte, errichtete er ein makelloses, reines Liṅga.

Word by Word

• बुधेन: by Budha (Mercury deity)
• बुधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवेशि: O goddess (lady of the gods)
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तप्तम्: performed/undertaken (austerity)
• तप्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) + त (क्त, क्तप्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तपः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• महातपः: great austerity
• महातपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्तृ), एकवचन; समासः: महत् + तपस्

• स्थापितम्: was स्थापित/installed
• स्थापितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + पित (णिच्) + त (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘लिङ्गम्’ इत्यस्य कर्मणि भावः

• विमलम्: pure, spotless
• विमलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘लिङ्गम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• समाराध्य: having duly worshipped
• समाराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालक्रिया (having worshipped)

• सदाशिवम्: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: सदा + शिव

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Budheśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Budha as a radiant, youthful deva-ascetic performs austerities near the Prabhāsa coast; before him a spotless liṅga is installed; Sadāśiva’s subtle presence appears as a luminous form above the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Sadāśiva
• Budheśvara
• Tapas
• Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and worship culminate in establishing enduring sacred presence for the benefit of future pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Budheśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsakṣetra, founded through Budha’s tapas and installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity), proper worship of Sadāśiva, and liṅga-sthāpana (installation) are indicated as the sanctifying acts.