Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

ततस्तैर्दर्शितं लिंगं सुपुण्यं बालमंडनम् । यत्र बालाः पुरा जाता मरुदाख्या दितेः सुताः

Transliteration

tatastairdarśitaṃ liṃgaṃ supuṇyaṃ bālamaṃḍanam | yatra bālāḥ purā jātā marudākhyā diteḥ sutāḥ

Translation

Então lhe mostraram aquele Liṅga de mérito supremamente santo, chamado Bālamaṇḍana—no próprio lugar onde, outrora, nasceram os jovens Maruts como filhos de Diti.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दर्शितम्: shown
• दर्शितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक

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

• सुपुण्यम्: highly meritorious
• सुपुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: सु + पुण्य ("very meritorious")

• बालमण्डनम्: the ornament of children
• बालमण्डनम्: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla-maṇḍana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: बालानां मण्डनम् ("ornament/adornment of children")

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• बालाः: children
• बालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• जाताः: were born
• जाताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मरुदाख्याः: called ‘Maruts’
• मरुदाख्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: marut-ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहि: मरुत् इति आख्या येषाम् ("named Maruts")

• दितेः: of Diti
• दितेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bālamaṇḍana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages reveal to Indra the supremely meritorious liṅga named Bālamaṇḍana; the landscape subtly evokes the ancient birth of the youthful Maruts.

Characters & Entities

• Bālamaṇḍana (Liṅga/Tīrtha)
• Maruts
• Diti
• Śiva (implied by liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A Śaiva tīrtha becomes supremely merit-giving when its sanctity is tied to divine origins and remembered through pilgrimage and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Bālamaṇḍana Liṅga-tīrtha, identified as the place connected with the birth of the Maruts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse primarily identifies and glorifies the site and its sacred origin.