Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततः शक्रो महातेजा गतो वै स्वपुरं प्रति । जयंतेनापि तत्रैव स्थापितं लिंगमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śakro mahātejā gato vai svapuraṃ prati | jayaṃtenāpi tatraiva sthāpitaṃ liṃgamuttamam

Translation

അനന്തരം മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) നിശ്ചയമായി തന്റെ നഗരത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി. അവിടെയേ ജയംതനും ഉത്തമമായ ശിവലിംഗം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — अपादान/क्रमसूचकः; 'thereafter/from there'

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — subject

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण; समासः: महत् + तेजस्

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past participle used predicatively

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — emphasis/indeed

• स्वपुरम्: to his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्म; समासः: स्व + पुर

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati (Direction/गति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्गवत्, उपपद) — direction 'towards' (governs accusative)

• जयंतेन: by Jayanta
• जयंतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — करण/सहकर्ता

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — 'also/even'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — locative adverb 'there'

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — restriction/emphasis 'just/only'

• स्थापितम्: was established
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थापि (णिच्) → स्थापित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — predicate/qualifier of 'liṅgam'

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — subject of passive sense / thing established

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण of 'liṅgam'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara–Jayaṃteśa Sthāna (Dharmāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant, departs toward Amarāvatī while Jayanta remains at the sacred spot, establishing an excellent Śiva-liṅga; attendants and subtle divine light mark the consecration moment.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Jayaṃta
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites are sanctified through liṅga-sthāpana by divine beings, making the place enduringly worship-worthy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The spot in Dharmāraṇya where Jayaṃta स्थापित the ‘uttama liṅga’, associated with Indreśvara/Jayaṃteśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpana (establishing a Śiva liṅga) is referenced as the foundational sacred act.