Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

स्थापितं तत्र देवेशि लोमशेन महर्षिणा । गुहामध्ये महालिंगं तपः कृत्वा सुदुश्चरम्

Transliteration

sthāpitaṃ tatra deveśi lomaśena maharṣiṇā | guhāmadhye mahāliṃgaṃ tapaḥ kṛtvā suduścaram

Translation

Là, ô Déesse des dieux, le grand ṛṣi Lomaśa, après avoir accompli des austérités très difficiles, installa un grand liṅga au cœur d’une grotte.

Word by Word

• स्थापितम्: was established/installed
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘स्थापितम् (अस्ति)’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• देवेशि: O goddess, ruler of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशी)

• लोमशेन: by Lomaśa
• लोमशेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महर्षिणा: by the great sage
• महर्षिणा: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ऋषिः)

• गुहामध्ये: in the middle of the cave
• गुहामध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (गुहायाः मध्ये)

• महालिङ्गम्: the great liṅga
• महालिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महद् लिङ्गम्)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सुदुश्चरम्: very difficult (to perform)
• सुदुश्चरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lomaśeśvara

Type: cave

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a cave, the sage Lomaśa, emaciated from austerities, installs a great liṅga; faint light from the cave mouth, offerings of water and bilva, and a sense of ancient sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Lomaśa Ṛṣi
• Mahāliṅga
• Lomaśeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity (tapas) culminates in establishing a sacred presence for the welfare of pilgrims and devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lomaśeśvara—identified with a cave-installed Mahāliṅga established by Lomaśa Ṛṣi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it provides the origin account (pratiṣṭhā narrative) of the liṅga.