Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततो घंटशिवः ख्यातो यो घंटेन प्रतिष्ठितः । कलशेश्वरसंज्ञस्तु वानरेश्वरसंयुतः

Transliteration

tato ghaṃṭaśivaḥ khyāto yo ghaṃṭena pratiṣṭhitaḥ | kalaśeśvarasaṃjñastu vānareśvarasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

அதன்பின் மணி (கண்ட) மூலம் பிரதிஷ்டை செய்யப்பட்டதால் புகழ்பெற்ற ‘கண்டசிவர்’ உள்ளார். மேலும் ‘கலசேஸ்வரர்’ எனப்படும் லிங்கம் ‘வானரேஸ்வரர்’ உடன் இணைந்துள்ளது.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereupon/then)

• घण्टशिवः: Ghaṇṭaśiva
• घण्टशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (name: 'Śiva of the bell')

• ख्यातः: renowned/known
• ख्यातः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• घण्टेन: with/by a bell
• घण्टेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठितः: installed
• प्रतिष्ठितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'प्रतिष्ठित' (installed/established)

• कलशेश्वरसंज्ञः: named 'Kalaśeśvara'
• कलशेश्वरसंज्ञः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलश + ईश्वर + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः: 'कलशेश्वर' इति संज्ञा यस्य (having the name 'Kalaśeśvara')

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक (indeed/but)

• वानरेश्वरसंयुतः: associated with Vānareśvara
• वानरेश्वरसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वानर + ईश्वर + संयुत (सम् + युज् धातु + क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: 'वानरेश्वरेण संयुतः' (associated with Vānareśvara)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ghaṇṭaśiva; Kalaśeśvara; Vānareśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva shrine where a large bell is central to the consecration story; nearby, a kalaśa (ritual pot) and a monkey-associated emblem hinting at Vānareśvara; pilgrims move from one to the next.

Characters & Entities

• Ghaṇṭaśiva
• Kalaśeśvara
• Vānareśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights pratiṣṭhā (installation) traditions: sacred objects and acts of स्थापना are memorialized as sources of enduring holiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The local liṅgas Ghaṇṭaśiva, Kalaśeśvara, and Vānareśvara within the praised kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishment/installation) and subsequent worship; no step-by-step rite is detailed in this verse.