Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

एते वरामया लिंगे दत्तात्रं स्थापिते त्वया । तव प्रीत्यभिवृद्ध्यर्थं ब्रूहि भूयोऽप्युमात्मज

Transliteration

ete varāmayā liṃge dattātraṃ sthāpite tvayā | tava prītyabhivṛddhyarthaṃ brūhi bhūyo'pyumātmaja

Translation

ਇਹ ਵਰ ਮੇਰੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਉਸ ਲਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ, ਜੋ ਤੂੰ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਹੁਣ ਫਿਰ ਬੋਲ, ਹੇ ਉਮਾ-ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੇਰੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੀ ਹੋਰ ਵਧੇ।

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• वरामया: by me (the boon-giver)
• वरामया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + मया (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: अस्मद्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; (मया = by me)

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• दत्तात्रम्: (that which is) given here
• दत्तात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा) + अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-सदृश (अत्र दत्तम्)

• स्थापिते: when (it is) installed/placed
• स्थापिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था/स्थापय्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• प्रीत्यभिवृद्ध्यर्थम्: for the increase of (your) satisfaction
• प्रीत्यभिवृद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (purpose); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रीतेः अभिवृद्धेः अर्थः)

• ब्रूहि: tell/say
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• भूयः: again/more
• भूयः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/more)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• उमात्मज: O son of Umā
• उमात्मज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उमायाः आत्मजः)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Skanda as Umātmaja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Umāputra (Skanda/Kumāra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity (boon-giver) addresses Skanda/Umāputra near a freshly installed liṅga; the atmosphere is celebratory yet serene, with garlands, lamps, and attendants; the speaker invites further speech to increase joy.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Skanda
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing and honoring the Liṅga invites divine grace, and devotion matures through continued dialogue and seeking.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular site name is not present in the verse; it refers to the place where Skanda established the Liṅga in this narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpana (establishing the Liṅga) is referenced as the meritorious act connected with receiving boons.