Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

धूमात्समुत्थितं लिङ्गं भित्त्वा पातालसप्तकम् । अवटं दक्षिणे कृत्वा लिङ्गं तत्रैव तिष्ठति

Transliteration

dhūmātsamutthitaṃ liṅgaṃ bhittvā pātālasaptakam | avaṭaṃ dakṣiṇe kṛtvā liṅgaṃ tatraiva tiṣṭhati

Translation

จากควันนั้นได้อุบัติเป็นศิวลึงค์ ทะลวงผ่านปาตาลทั้งเจ็ด แล้วก่อให้เกิดหลุมทางทิศใต้—และลึงค์นั้นยังประดิษฐานอยู่ ณ ที่นั้นตราบจนบัดนี้

Word by Word

• धूमात्: from smoke
• धूमात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुत्थितम्: arisen; sprung up
• समुत्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of लिङ्गम्

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

• भित्त्वा: having pierced; having broken through
• भित्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• पातालसप्तकम्: the seven netherworlds
• पातालसप्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल + सप्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवटम्: a pit; a hollow
• अवटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दक्षिणे: on the south; to the south
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (दक्षिणम् as direction) / अथवा पुंलिङ्ग (दक्षिणः as side), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तिष्ठति: stands; remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (to a king, nṛpaśreṣṭha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāleśvara (Kālāgnirudra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic subterranean cross-section: a liṅga rising from smoke, drilling through seven nether realms; on the surface, a southern pit (avata) forms beside the shrine, and the liṅga stands immovable, worshipped by sages.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva Liṅga
• Pātāla (seven nether realms)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes supremely potent when it is anchored in a direct manifestation (liṅga) of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dhūmāvarta/Kālāgnirudra-associated site marked by a southern avaṭa (pit) where the liṅga is said to abide.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not in this verse; it establishes the physical-sacred marker (liṅga and avaṭa) that later rites revolve around.