Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

वचनाद्बाहुलेयस्य निर्ममे देववर्द्धकिः । त्रीणि लिंगानि शुद्धानि न्यवेदयत तानि च

Transliteration

vacanādbāhuleyasya nirmame devavarddhakiḥ | trīṇi liṃgāni śuddhāni nyavedayata tāni ca

Translation

बाहुलेयस्य वचनात् देववर्द्धकिः त्रीणि शुद्धानि लिङ्गानि निर्ममे, तानि च समर्पयामास।

Word by Word

• vacanāt: from the command/word
• vacanāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Ablative Singular)

• bāhuleyasya: of Bāhuleya
• bāhuleyasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhuleya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• nirmame: made/constructed
• nirmame: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√mā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg)

• devavarddhakiḥ: Devavarddhakī (the divine craftswoman)
• devavarddhakiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-varddhaki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां वर्द्धकिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• trīṇi: three
• trīṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nom/Acc Pl)

• liṃgāni: liṅgas
• liṃgāni: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Accusative Plural)

• śuddhāni: pure
• śuddhāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (agreeing with liṅgāni)

• nyavedayata: reported/presented
• nyavedayata: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु) (causative sense: to inform/present)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg); परस्मैपद

• tāni: those (them)
• tāni: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Accusative Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta-style narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarman completes three immaculate liṅgas and ceremonially presents them, signifying readiness for installation; gods witness the offering.

Characters & Entities

• Bāhuleya (Agni)
• Viśvakarman
• Śiva (Liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are sustained by disciplined action—obedience, purity, and proper preparation before consecration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the lead-up to the three installations; the sites are described immediately after, tied to east/west and other directional markers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation and formal offering/presentation of consecration-objects (liṅgas) prior to installation.