Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

शिवदीक्षामुपागम्यानुगृहीतः शिवागमैः । शिवप्रासाद आधाय लिंगं श्रद्धासमन्वितः

Transliteration

śivadīkṣāmupāgamyānugṛhītaḥ śivāgamaiḥ | śivaprāsāda ādhāya liṃgaṃ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ

Translation

Ayant reçu la dīkṣā de Śiva et ayant été béni par les Āgama śaiva, j’érigeai un sanctuaire de Śiva et j’y installai le liṅga avec une foi inébranlable.

Word by Word

• śivadīkṣām: Śiva-initiation
• śivadīkṣām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शिवस्य दीक्षा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• upāgamya: having approached/undergone
• upāgamya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• anugṛhītaḥ: favored, blessed
• anugṛhītaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√grah (धातु) → anugṛhīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle/क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• śivāgamaiḥ: by the Śaiva āgamas (scriptures)
• śivāgamaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभावः: शिवसम्बद्धाः आगमाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• śivaprāsādam: a temple/palace of Śiva
• śivaprāsādam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शिवस्य प्रासादः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ādhāya: having installed/placed
• ādhāya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

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

• śraddhāsamanvitaḥ: endowed with faith
• śraddhāsamanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: श्रद्धया समन्वितः); भूतकृदन्त-प्रायः (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating a past-life account (contextual deduction within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidiśā (Vaidīśa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal Śaiva initiation and consecration: the initiate receives dīkṣā, then oversees construction of a prāsāda and installs a liṅga with solemn rites, fire, and mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivāgama
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Initiation and scriptural guidance culminate in concrete dharma—building a Śiva temple and installing the liṅga with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies the act of establishing a Śiva-prāsāda (temple) itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-dīkṣā (initiation) and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) are indicated, grounded in Śaiva Āgamic authority.