Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

देवदेव उवाच । एवमस्तु महातेजो मुने परमकोपन । यत्त्वया स्थापितं लिंगं दुर्वासेश्वरसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

devadeva uvāca | evamastu mahātejo mune paramakopana | yattvayā sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ durvāseśvarasaṃjñitam

Translation

தேவர்களின் தேவன் கூறினான்—“அப்படியே ஆகுக, ஓ மஹாதேஜஸ்வி முனிவரே, ஓ மிகக் கோபமுடையவரே. நீ நிறுவிய இந்த லிங்கம் ‘துர்வாசேஸ்வரன்’ எனப் பெயர்பெறுக.”

Word by Word

• devadevaḥ: the God of gods (Śiva)
• devadevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus/so
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahātejaḥ: O great-splendoured one
• mahātejaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-tejas (प्रातिपदिक; mahā + tejas)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् संबोधन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• paramakopana: O exceedingly wrathful one
• paramakopana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama-kopana (प्रातिपदिक; parama + kopana)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• yat: which/that (which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sthāpitam: established/installed
• sthāpitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त; √sthā/स्थाप् caus. + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

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

• durvāseśvarasaṃjñitam: named ‘Durvāseśvara’
• durvāseśvarasaṃjñitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durvāsas-īśvara-saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक; durvāsas + īśvara + saṃjñita)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (saṃjñita = ‘named’) विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Durvāseśvara-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the Kāśī-māhātmya discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, addressed as Devadeva, speaks a boon to the fierce sage Durvāsā; the newly established liṅga glows as its name ‘Durvāseśvara’ is proclaimed.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Durvāsā
• Durvāseśvara Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine approval sanctifies sacred installations; a liṅga consecrated with devotion becomes a lasting source of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Durvāseśvara, a named Śiva-liṅga within the Kāśī sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpana (consecration) is referenced as the foundational act behind later worship and pilgrimage merit.