Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सिद्धार्थैः स्तापितं यस्मा द्देवैर्ब्रह्मादिभिः स्वयम् । सिद्धेश्वरमिति प्राह नाम लिंगस्य वै गुहः

Transliteration

siddhārthaiḥ stāpitaṃ yasmā ddevairbrahmādibhiḥ svayam | siddheśvaramiti prāha nāma liṃgasya vai guhaḥ

Translation

Parce que ce liṅga fut installé par les dieux eux-mêmes—avec Brahmā à leur tête—pour l’accomplissement des desseins divins, Guha (Skanda) proclama que son nom était « Siddheśvara ».

Word by Word

• सिद्धार्थैः: by the Siddhārthas (accomplished ones)
• सिद्धार्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• स्थापितम्: installed
• स्थापितम्: Karma (Object described/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (लिङ्गम्)

• यस्मात्: because of which
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; पञ्चमी (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण/कर्तृ), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मादिभिः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादिभिः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्’ (आदि-समास)

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Emphasis/स्वयम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः (emphatic)

• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Karma (Object of naming/नामकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (नाम/उपपद), एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming marker/नामार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (as/namely; naming particle)

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/खलु (emphatic particle)

• गुहः: Guha (Kārttikeya)
• गुहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) reporting Guha’s naming of the liṅga (explicit Guha as namer)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda/Guha stands near the freshly installed liṅga, proclaiming its name; devas listen with approval. The liṅga radiates subtle light, suggesting siddhi and divine sanction.

Characters & Entities

• Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Brahmā
• Devas
• Siddheśvara (liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva as Siddheśvara grants siddhi (accomplishment) when worship is founded on divine intent and right स्थापना.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara—this verse explicitly establishes the liṅga-name that anchors the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The key act is liṅga-sthāpanā by qualified beings for dharmic उद्देश (purpose), followed by formal naming/recognition.