Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

भोगेश्वरं च पाताले हाटकेश्वरमेव च । एवमादीन्यनेकानि लिंगानि भुवनत्रये । स्थापितानि तदा देवैर्विश्वोपकृतिहेतवे

Transliteration

bhogeśvaraṃ ca pātāle hāṭakeśvarameva ca | evamādīnyanekāni liṃgāni bhuvanatraye | sthāpitāni tadā devairviśvopakṛtihetave

Translation

Dans Pātāla se trouve Bhogeśvara, et aussi Hāṭakeśvara. Ainsi, de nombreux liṅgas de cette sorte furent alors établis par les dieux à travers les trois mondes, pour le bien de l’univers.

Word by Word

• bhogeśvaram: Bhogeśvara
• bhogeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भोगस्य ईश्वरः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• pātāle: in Pātāla (netherworld)
• pātāle: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• hāṭakeśvaram: Hāṭakeśvara
• hāṭakeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāṭaka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हाटकस्य ईश्वरः)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• ādīni: and others beginning with these
• ādīni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘आदि’ (beginning with etc.)

• anekāni: many
• anekāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• liṅgāni: liṅgas
• liṅgāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/कर्मणि कर्तृसदृश), बहुवचन

• bhuvanatraye: in the three worlds
• bhuvanatraye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (त्रीणि भुवनानि)

• sthāpitāni: were established
• sthāpitāni: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि—‘स्थापित’ (set up/established)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; कर्तृ-करण (agent in passive)

• viśvopakṛtihetave: for the sake of the welfare of the world
• viśvopakṛtihetave: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + upakṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य उपकृतिः तस्य हेतुः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhogeśvara (Pātāla), Hāṭakeśvara (Pātāla)

Type: cave

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau: devas installing liṅgas across three tiers—heavens with shining vimānas, earth with mountains/rivers and temples, and Pātāla with nāgas, jeweled caverns, and the liṅgas Bhogeśvara and Hāṭakeśvara glowing in subterranean gold light.

Characters & Entities

• Bhogeśvara
• Pātāla
• Hāṭakeśvara
• Devas
• Bhuvana-traya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred institutions (liṅgas) are portrayed as divine supports for cosmic harmony, established for loka-saṅgraha—the welfare of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights cosmological locations (Pātāla and the three worlds) rather than a single earthly tirtha, expanding the māhātmya to a universal scale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) is referenced as an act performed by the gods, but no procedural details are given.