Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तेन तप्तं तपो घोरं तत्र लिंगं प्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

tena taptaṃ tapo ghoraṃ tatra liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam

Translation

അവൻ അവിടെ ഘോരമായ തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു; അതിനാൽ അവിടെ ലിംഗം പ്രതിഷ്ഠിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/सह), एकवचनम्; demonstrative pronoun, Instrumental singular

• तप्तम्: performed/austered (done)
• तप्तम्: Karma-sāmānādhikaraṇa (Object-complement/कर्मसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; past passive participle

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; neuter nominative/accusative singular

• घोरम्: terrible, intense
• घोरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; adjective agreeing with तपः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: was established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; past passive participle used predicatively

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (implied from the adhyāya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣpadanteśvara-associated liṅga (name not given in this verse)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce austerity scene culminating in the establishment of a liṅga: the ascetic figure (associated with Puṣpadanteśvara tradition) stands amid heat and wind, then consecrates a stone liṅga with water, flowers, and mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpadanteśvara (Gaṇeśa)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (austerity) is shown as a creative spiritual force that culminates in consecration and the manifestation of sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Puṣpadanteśvara locale in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where a liṅga is said to have been established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the cause (tapas) and effect (liṅga-pratiṣṭhā).