Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

गर्गेश्वरं द्वितीयं तु तृतीयं पुष्करेश्वरम् । मैत्रेयेश्वरनामेति चतुर्थं समुदाहृतम्

Transliteration

gargeśvaraṃ dvitīyaṃ tu tṛtīyaṃ puṣkareśvaram | maitreyeśvaranāmeti caturthaṃ samudāhṛtam

Translation

ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟଟି ‘ଗର୍ଗେଶ୍ୱର’, ତୃତୀୟଟି ‘ପୁଷ୍କରେଶ୍ୱର’। ଚତୁର୍ଥଟି ‘ମୈତ୍ରେୟେଶ୍ୱର’ ନାମରେ ଘୋଷିତ।

Word by Word

• gargeśvaram: Gargeśvara
• gargeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; नाम-निर्देशः

• dvitīyam: the second
• dvitīyam: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (qualifies implied liṅgam)

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/continuation)

• tṛtīyam: the third
• tṛtīyam: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• puṣkareśvaram: Puṣkareśvara
• puṣkareśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; नाम-निर्देशः

• maitreyeśvara-nāma: named Maitreyeśvara
• maitreyeśvara-nāma: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maitreya (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘मैत्रेयेश्वर-नाम’ = named Maitreyeśvara (qualifies caturtham [liṅgam])

• iti: thus
• iti: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• caturtham: the fourth
• caturtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (implied liṅgam)

• samudāhṛtam: is proclaimed/mentioned
• samudāhṛtam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियासमाना)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√āhṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘समुदाहृतम्’ = is declared/mentioned

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued from 173.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gargeśvara; Puṣkareśvara; Maitreyeśvara (within Catuṣliṅga precinct)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three additional liṅgas are identified by name in the same precinct, completing the fourfold set; each liṅga subtly associated with a sage-figure in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Gargeśvara
• Puṣkareśvara
• Maitreyeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering and visiting named manifestations of Śiva is upheld as a concrete devotional practice tied to place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa Kṣetra liṅga-group featuring Gargeśvara, Puṣkareśvara, and Maitreyeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit here; the verse supplies the canonical names for pilgrimage/darśana.