Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यत्र चाराधिता विद्या विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । संस्थाप्य लिंगत्रितयं प्रतिष्ठाप्य तथा रविम्

Transliteration

yatra cārādhitā vidyā viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā | saṃsthāpya liṃgatritayaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya tathā ravim

Translation

அங்கே அறிவுடைய விஸ்வாமித்ரர் வித்யையை ஆராதித்தார்; மூன்று லிங்கங்களை நிறுவி பிரதிஷ்டை செய்து, ரவி (சூரியன்) தேவனையும் பிரதிஷ்டை செய்தார்।

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb of place)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• आराधिता: worshipped; propitiated
• आराधिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• विद्या: (the) Vidyā; sacred knowledge/deity
• विद्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• विश्वामित्रेण: by Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• धीमता: by the wise one
• धीमता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विश्वामित्रस्य)

• संस्थाप्य: having installed/established
• संस्थाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• लिङ्गत्रितयम्: a triad of liṅgas
• लिङ्गत्रितयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + त्रितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गानां त्रितयम्)

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having consecrated/installed
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• रविम्: the Sun (Ravi)
• रविम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bālārka/Bālāditya tirtha associated with Viśvāmitra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Viśvāmitra in austere posture near the Prabhāsa landscape, performing vidyā-sādhana; three newly established liṅgas stand in a row, and a Surya icon/disc is consecrated nearby, with sunrise light sanctifying the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Vidyā (mantra-discipline)
• Liṅga-tritaya
• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Bālārka/Bālāditya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is validated by ṛṣi-sādhana: mantra-discipline and consecration make the place a conduit of siddhi and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bālārka/Bālāditya in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with Viśvāmitra’s sādhana and installations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Consecration/installation (pratiṣṭhā) of liṅgas and of Ravi (Sūrya), indicating formal temple/altar establishment rites.