Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता सिद्धमाता तथेति प्रत्यपद्यत । स्थापयामासुरथ तां लिंगादुत्तरभागतः

Transliteration

evamuktā siddhamātā tatheti pratyapadyata | sthāpayāmāsuratha tāṃ liṃgāduttarabhāgataḥ

Translation

ဤသို့ ပြောဆိုကြသော် စိဒ္ဓမాతာက «အဲဒီလိုပဲ» ဟု သဘောတူပြန်လည်ဆိုသည်။ ထို့နောက် သူတို့သည် လိင်္ဂ၏ မြောက်ဘက်တွင် သူမကို တည်ထားပူဇော်ကြသည်။

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्ता: having been addressed / spoken to
• उक्ता: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-कर्तरि/कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/addressed’

• सिद्धमाता: Siddhamātā
• सिद्धमाता: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तथा: so
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रत्यपद्यत: assented / replied
• प्रत्यपद्यत: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + √पद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘प्रत्यपद्यत’ = ‘accepted/assented/returned (answer)’

• स्थापयामासुः: they installed
• स्थापयामासुः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) (णिच् causative: स्थापय) + आस् (धातु) (परिप्रयोग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/periphrastic), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘they caused to be established/they installed’

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• लिङ्गात्: from the liṅga
• लिङ्गात्: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative: from)

• उत्तरभागतः: on the northern side
• उत्तरभागतः: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: दिक्/स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from/on the northern side)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheyā-kṣetra (liṅga precinct with Siddhamātā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and sages perform a formal installation: Siddhamātā’s icon is carried and set on a pedestal to the north of a radiant liṅga; ritual vessels, Vedic fires, and garlands surround the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhamātā
• Śiva-liṅga (Liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred space is organized through consecration (pratiṣṭhā); the goddess’ presence is harmonized with Śiva’s liṅga for the kṣetra’s welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheya-kṣetra, described with shrine placement relative to the central liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (installation) of Siddhamātā on the northern side of the liṅga.