Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 182

Devanagari script

एवंविधा कुमारी सा लिंगमेतद्धि फाल्गुन । स्थापयामास शिवदं बर्करेश्वरसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhā kumārī sā liṃgametaddhi phālguna | sthāpayāmāsa śivadaṃ barkareśvarasaṃjñitam

Translation

Assim era aquela donzela; e de fato, ó Phālguna, ela estabeleceu este mesmo liṅga —dispensador da graça de Śiva—, célebre pelo nome de Barkareśvara.

Word by Word

• evaṃvidhā: such (of this kind)
• evaṃvidhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—एवंविधा = ‘of such a kind’ (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः; व्यवहारतः विशेषण)

• kumārī: the maiden
• kumārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ निपातः (particle: indeed/for)

• phālguna: O Phālguna (Arjuna)
• phālguna: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; संबोधनम्

• sthāpayāmāsa: installed/established
• sthāpayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परस्मैपदम्), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिजन्तः—‘caused to be established/installed’

• śivadam: bestowing auspiciousness
• śivadam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—शिवं ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः), विशेषणम् ‘liṅgam’

• barkareśvarasaṃjñitam: named Barkareśvara
• barkareśvarasaṃjñitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: barkara + īśvara + saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—बर्करेश्वर इति संज्ञा यस्य तत् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), विशेषणम् ‘liṅgam’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced); addressing Phālguna within the story-context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Barkareśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna (Phālguna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden, radiant from tapas, installs a dark stone liṅga on a sanctified pedestal; sages and subtle beings witness; the liṅga emanates calm grace, signifying ‘Śivadā’.

Characters & Entities

• Barkareśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Phālguna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing a Śiva-liṅga with devotion is celebrated as a supreme act that channels Śiva’s grace and sanctifies a place into a famed tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Barkareśvara (Barkareśeśvara), the liṅga and sacred site established in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpanā (establishing a Śiva-liṅga) is described, implying prāṭiṣṭhā and subsequent worship as the dharmic act.