Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

गंगायमुनयोः पार्श्वे शूद्रकेश्वरसंज्ञितम् । लिगं संस्थापितं तेन सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

gaṃgāyamunayoḥ pārśve śūdrakeśvarasaṃjñitam | ligaṃ saṃsthāpitaṃ tena sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

Sur la rive, auprès du Gaṅgā et de la Yamunā, il établit un Liṅga nommé Śūdrakeśvara—emblème de Śiva qui anéantit tous les péchés sans exception.

Word by Word

• गङ्गायमुनयोः: of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā
• गङ्गायमुनयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā + yamunā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे द्वे), षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन; ‘of Gaṅgā and Yamunā’

• पार्श्वे: at the side/bank
• पार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शूद्रकेश्वरसंज्ञितम्: called ‘Śūdrakeśvara’
• शूद्रकेश्वरसंज्ञितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūdra + īśvara + saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘śūdrakeśvara-iti saṃjñitaṃ’ (named Śūdrakeśvara)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संस्थापितम्: established
• संस्थापितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘was established’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (instrumental)

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pātaka + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘sarveṣāṃ pātakānāṃ nāśanam’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūdrakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a riverbank where Gaṅgā and Yamunā are both present, the devotee installs a dark stone liṅga on a pedestal; priests and pilgrims witness the consecration, with the rivers flowing like living deities behind.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Yamunā
• Śūdrakeśvara
• Śiva (Liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing and honoring a Śiva-liṅga at a sacred river-site is portrayed as a direct means to the destruction of sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaiva shrine named Śūdrakeśvara located beside the Gaṅgā and Yamunā, within the tīrtha-setting of their confluence region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of installing (saṃsthāpana) a Śiva-liṅga at the tīrtha is highlighted as meritorious and sin-destroying.