Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततस्तत्सिद्धिदं ज्ञात्वा लिंगं वै पाकशासनः । पांसुभिः पूरयामास यथा कश्चिन्न बुध्यते

Transliteration

tatastatsiddhidaṃ jñātvā liṃgaṃ vai pākaśāsanaḥ | pāṃsubhiḥ pūrayāmāsa yathā kaścinna budhyate

Translation

Entonces, sabiendo que aquel liṅga otorgaba siddhi, Pākaśāsana (Indra) lo cubrió y colmó de polvo, para que nadie pudiera reconocerlo.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्/अनन्तरं (indeclinable: ‘thereupon/then’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; used as first member with सिद्धिदम्)

• सिद्धिदम्: bestowing success
• सिद्धिदम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि-द (प्रातिपदिक); सिद्धि + द (from √दा/ददाति ‘to give’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying लिङ्गम्)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having known’

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थे (particle of emphasis)

• पाकशासनः: Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• पाकशासनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक-शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• पांसुभिः: with dust/sand
• पांसुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• पूरयामास: filled up
• पूरयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु, णिच् causative of √पॄ/पूर्)
• Form: लिट् (परिप्रास/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Sambandha (Purpose/manner marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable: ‘so that/as’)

• कश्चित्: anyone, someone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject of budhyate/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• बुध्यते: understands, notices
• बुध्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidureśvara / Devadroṇī

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, crowned and radiant, covertly scatters dust over a liṅga in a quiet grove, masking it from pilgrims; the sacred spot looks ordinary, yet a subtle aura persists.

Characters & Entities

• Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• Liṅga
• Vidureśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine beings recognize the extraordinary potency of a tīrtha-liṅga; concealment in legends often sets the stage for renewed discovery and intensified devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vidureśvara liṅga/tīrtha is being discussed; its power to grant siddhi motivates the narrative action.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction; it explains a mythic event—Indra covering the liṅga with dust to keep it unrecognized.