Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

स्थापितं तत्र देवेशि लोमशेन महर्षिणा । गुहामध्ये महालिंगं तपः कृत्वा सुदुश्चरम्

Transliteration

sthāpitaṃ tatra deveśi lomaśena maharṣiṇā | guhāmadhye mahāliṃgaṃ tapaḥ kṛtvā suduścaram

Translation

Allí, oh Diosa de los dioses, el gran sabio Lomaśa, tras realizar austeridades sumamente arduas, instaló un gran liṅga en el interior de una cueva.

Word by Word

• स्थापितम्: was established/installed
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘स्थापितम् (अस्ति)’

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

• देवेशि: O goddess, ruler of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशी)

• लोमशेन: by Lomaśa
• लोमशेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महर्षिणा: by the great sage
• महर्षिणा: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ऋषिः)

• गुहामध्ये: in the middle of the cave
• गुहामध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (गुहायाः मध्ये)

• महालिङ्गम्: the great liṅga
• महालिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महद् लिङ्गम्)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सुदुश्चरम्: very difficult (to perform)
• सुदुश्चरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lomaśeśvara

Type: cave

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a cave, the sage Lomaśa, emaciated from austerities, installs a great liṅga; faint light from the cave mouth, offerings of water and bilva, and a sense of ancient sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Lomaśa Ṛṣi
• Mahāliṅga
• Lomaśeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity (tapas) culminates in establishing a sacred presence for the welfare of pilgrims and devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lomaśeśvara—identified with a cave-installed Mahāliṅga established by Lomaśa Ṛṣi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it provides the origin account (pratiṣṭhā narrative) of the liṅga.