Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

कैलासं प्रेषयामास हनुमन्तं शिवालयम् । शिवलिंगं समानेतुं स्थापनार्थं रघूद्वहः

Transliteration

kailāsaṃ preṣayāmāsa hanumantaṃ śivālayam | śivaliṃgaṃ samānetuṃ sthāpanārthaṃ raghūdvahaḥ

Translation

Le plus éminent des descendants de Raghu envoya Hanumān au Kailāsa, demeure de Śiva, afin d’y apporter un Śiva-liṅga pour la consécration et l’installation.

Word by Word

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रेषयामास: sent
• प्रेषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘sent’

• हनुमन्तम्: Hanumān
• हनुमन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवालयम्: to Śiva’s abode/temple
• शिवालयम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• समानेतुम्: to bring
• समानेतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to bring’

• स्थापनार्थम्: for installation
• स्थापनार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थापन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); अर्थः = हेतु (for the purpose)

• रघूद्वहः: the best of the Raghu line (Rāma)
• रघूद्वहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + उद्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara/Setu (contextual) and Kailāsa (source)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, intent on installing a Śiva-liṅga, sends Hanumān on a sky-journey to Kailāsa; the narrative juxtaposes oceanic Setu with snow-clad Kailāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Kailāsa
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion honors Śiva through proper consecration and sanctified symbols, uniting righteous action with worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu is foregrounded, with Kailāsa invoked as Śiva’s supreme abode connected to the rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bringing a Śiva-liṅga specifically for sthāpana (installation/consecration).