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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अथ लब्धवरस्तत्र कृतार्थो भक्तिसंयुतः । स्थापयामास लिंगं स गन्धर्वो घनवाहनः । सोमेशादुत्तरे भागे दंडपाणिसमीपतः । गन्धर्वेश्वरनामानं गान्धर्वफलदायकम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | atha labdhavarastatra kṛtārtho bhaktisaṃyutaḥ | sthāpayāmāsa liṃgaṃ sa gandharvo ghanavāhanaḥ | someśāduttare bhāge daṃḍapāṇisamīpataḥ | gandharveśvaranāmānaṃ gāndharvaphaladāyakam

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—അനന്തരം അവിടെ വരങ്ങൾ ലഭിച്ച് കൃതാർത്ഥനും ഭക്തിസമ്പന്നനുമായ ഗന്ധർവ്വൻ ഘനവാഹനൻ ഒരു ലിംഗം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു. അത് സോമേശ്വരന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്ത്, ദണ്ഡപാണിയുടെ സമീപത്ത്, ‘ഗന്ധർവ്വേശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമത്തോടെ ഗന്ധർവ്വസംബന്ധ ഫലങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നതാണ്।

Word by Word
īśvaraḥĪśvara (Lord Śiva)
īśvaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (Discourse connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)
labdha-varaḥhaving obtained a boon
labdha-varaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootlabdha (कृदन्त; √labh धातु) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वरं लब्धः’ इति षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुष; विशेषण
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
kṛta-arthaḥfulfilled, successful
kṛta-arthaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ धातु) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अर्थः कृतः’ इति तत्पुरुष; विशेषण
bhakti-saṃyutaḥendowed with devotion
bhakti-saṃyutaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भक्त्या संयुतः’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण
sthāpayāmāsainstalled, caused to be set up
sthāpayāmāsa:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsthā (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) भावः—‘स्थापयति’
liṅgamliṅga (Śiva-emblem)
liṅgam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
gandharvaḥthe Gandharva
gandharvaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ghanavāhanaḥGhanavāhana (proper name)
ghanavāhanaḥ:
Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootghana (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम; ‘घनः वाहनं यस्य’ इति बहुव्रीहि-सम्भाव्य, परन्तु प्रचलित-नामरूपेण समासग्रहणम्
someśātfrom Someśa
someśāt:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootsomeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन
uttarein the northern
uttare:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भागे इति)
bhāgepart/section
bhāge:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
daṇḍapāṇi-samīpataḥnear Daṇḍapāṇi
daṇḍapāṇi-samīpataḥ:
Adhikarana (Proximity/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdaṇḍapāṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘-तः’ (ablatival adverb) — ‘समīपात्/निकटात्’; ‘दण्डपाणि-समīप’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
gandharveśvara-nāmānamnamed ‘Gandharveśvara’
gandharveśvara-nāmānam:
Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘गन्धर्वेश्वर’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गन्धर्वाणाम् ईश्वरः) + ‘नāmānam’ = ‘नाम्ना युक्तम्/नामधेयम्’; विशेषण (लिङ्गम् इति)
gāndharva-phala-dāyakambestowing Gandharva-related fruits/boons
gāndharva-phala-dāyakam:
Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgāndharva (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + dāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘फलदायक’ इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष (फलम् ददाति) तथा ‘गान्धर्वफल’ इति षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; विशेषण (लिङ्गम् इति)
Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandharveśvara (within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Gandharva Ghanavāhana installs a newly consecrated liṅga named Gandharveśvara north of Someśvara, near the Daṇḍapāṇi shrine; priests pour abhiṣeka while the daughter offers flowers; directional markers and nearby shrines indicate sacred geography.

Characters & Entities
Ī
Īśvara
G
Ghanavāhana
S
Someśvara
D
Daṇḍapāṇi
G
Gandharveśvara
P
Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

Gratitude for divine grace is expressed through establishing sacred presence (liṅga-pratiṣṭhā), anchoring devotion in sacred geography.

Gandharveśvara liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, situated north of Someśvara near Daṇḍapāṇi.

Liṅga-sthāpana (establishing a liṅga) and the implied continued worship of that shrine.

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