Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

लिंगं प्रतिष्ठयामास तत्र गंधर्वराट् स्वयम् । तथैव पुत्र्या तस्यैव तत्र लिंगं प्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhayāmāsa tatra gaṃdharvarāṭ svayam | tathaiva putryā tasyaiva tatra liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam

Translation

तेथे गंधर्वांचा राजा स्वतः लिंगाची प्रतिष्ठा करू लागला; तसेच त्याच्या कन्येनेही तेथे लिंग प्रतिष्ठित केले।

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रतिष्ठयामास: established; caused to be set up
• प्रतिष्ठयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

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

• गन्धर्वराट्: the Gandharva-king
• गन्धर्वराट्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व + राज्/राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मवाचक (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'thus/so')

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphasis)

• पुत्र्या: by the daughter
• पुत्र्या: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphasis)

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

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established; set up
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of लिङ्गम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gāndharva-liṅga(s) in Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A regal Gandharva king, adorned with celestial ornaments, performs liṅga-pratiṣṭhā with Vedic rites; beside him, his devoted daughter establishes another liṅga, both within the Prabhāsa sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvarāja
• Śiva-liṅga
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecrating Śiva’s liṅga in a holy place is portrayed as a meritorious act accessible across beings and lineages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative situates the liṅga-consecrations within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishing/consecrating a Śiva-liṅga).