Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तस्माच्च पूर्वदिग्भागे किञ्चिदाग्नेयसंस्थितम् । लिंगद्वयं महापुण्यं विश्वकर्मप्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tasmācca pūrvadigbhāge kiñcidāgneyasaṃsthitam | liṃgadvayaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ viśvakarmapratiṣṭhitam

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ആ സ്ഥലത്തിന്റെ കിഴക്കുഭാഗത്ത്, അല്പം ആഗ്നേയ (തെക്ക്-കിഴക്ക്) ദിശയിൽ, വിശ്വകർമ്മൻ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ച മഹാപുണ്യകരമായ രണ്ട് ലിംഗങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasmāt: from that; from there
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• pūrvadigbhāge: in the eastern direction-part
• pūrvadigbhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva-dik-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + दिक् + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• kiñcit: a little; somewhat
• kiñcit: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite adverbial/किञ्चित्)

• āgneya-saṃsthitam: situated in the southeast (Agni quarter)
• āgneya-saṃsthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgneya-saṃsthita (प्रातिपदिक; आग्नेय + संस्थित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgadvayam)

• liṅgadvayam: a pair of liṅgas
• liṅgadvayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga-dvaya (प्रातिपदिक; लिङ्ग + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म/कर्ता-सम्भाव्य (context: object of description)

• mahāpuṇyam: very meritorious; highly sacred
• mahāpuṇyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-puṇya (प्रातिपदिक; महत् + पुण्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgadvayam)

• viśvakarma-pratiṣṭhitam: established by Viśvakarman
• viśvakarma-pratiṣṭhitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvakarman-pratiṣṭhita (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वकर्मन् + प्रतिष्ठित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgadvayam)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Twin liṅgas (Liṅga-dvaya) established by Viśvakarman

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks while indicating a path east-southeast from Unnata-sthāna; in vision, Viśvakarman consecrates two radiant liṅgas side by side, with ritual tools and celestial artisanship motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Viśvakarman
• Two Liṅgas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped through divine narration, guiding devotees to specific liṅgas and their merit-bearing origins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A location within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, east and slightly southeast of the previously mentioned place, marked by two holy liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse identifies the sacred objects (liṅgas) and their प्रतिष्ठा (installation).