Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

शेषाणि यानि पद्मानि तानि निःक्षिप्य भूतले । तदूर्ध्वं स्थापयामास लिगं तु कनके श्वरम्

Transliteration

śeṣāṇi yāni padmāni tāni niḥkṣipya bhūtale | tadūrdhvaṃ sthāpayāmāsa ligaṃ tu kanake śvaram

Translation

Quant aux lotus d’or restants, il les jeta sur le sol; puis, au-dessus d’eux, il établit un liṅga nommé Kanakeśvara.

Word by Word

• śeṣāṇi: remaining
• śeṣāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• yāni: which
• yāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• padmāni: lotuses
• padmāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• tāni: those
• tāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; निर्देशात्मक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• niḥkṣipya: having cast/placed down
• niḥkṣipya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: niḥ-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having thrown/placed down)

• bhūtale: on the ground
• bhūtale: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—भूः + तलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• tadūrdhvam: thereafter/upwards
• tadūrdhvam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad-ūrdhva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb) अर्थे—"ततः ऊर्ध्वम्" (thereafter/upwards)

• sthāpayāmāsa: he caused to be set/established
• sthāpayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

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

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• kanakeśvaram: Kanakeśvara (name of the liṅga/Lord)
• kanakeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कनकस्य ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः), नाम (proper name)

Speaker

Narrator within the Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā scatters remaining golden lotuses onto the earth, forming a radiant base; above this he establishes a shining Śiva-liṅga, newly named Kanakeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Kanakeśvara Liṅga
• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Golden Lotuses

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred wealth is best transmuted into lasting worship—offerings culminate in establishing a divine presence for future generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kanakeśvara liṅga site within Prabhāsakṣetra, founded upon the miracle of golden lotuses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation of a Śiva-liṅga), preceded by placing sacred offerings (here, golden lotuses) as a consecratory base.