Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

लिंगं संस्थाप्य देवस्य नाम्ना ख्यातं द्विजेश्वरम् । मनोहरतरे प्रोच्चे प्रासादे पर्वतोपमे

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya devasya nāmnā khyātaṃ dvijeśvaram | manoharatare procce prāsāde parvatopame

Translation

ครั้นได้อัญเชิญและสถาปนา ลิงคะของพระเป็นเจ้า—อันเลื่องชื่อด้วยนามทิพย์ว่า “ทวิเชศวร” —แล้ว เขาทั้งหลายได้ประดิษฐานไว้ในปราสาทอันงดงามยิ่ง สูงสง่า ดุจภูผาในความโอฬาร

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having स्थापित/established
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having established’

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (नाम्ना)

• ख्यातम्: renowned/known
• ख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (द्विजेश्वरम् इत्यस्य)

• द्विज-ईश्वरम्: the lord of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विज-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् ईश्वरः)

• मनोहरतरे: in a more charming (place)
• मनोहरतरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• प्र-उच्चे: in a very lofty (one)
• प्र-उच्चे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च (प्रातिपदिक) + प्र (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रासादे)

• प्रासादे: in a palace/temple
• प्रासादे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पर्वत-उपमे: (that is) like a mountain
• पर्वत-उपमे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (पर्वत-उपमः = mountain-like) विशेषण (प्रासादे)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya style; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvijeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests and patrons install a Śiva-liṅga labeled 'Dvijeśvara' within a towering, mountain-like temple; garlands, kalaśas, Vedic chanting, and auspicious banners surround the sanctum as the prāsāda rises prominently against the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Dvijeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing a Śiva-liṅga and building a worthy shrine is presented as a high dharmic act that anchors divine presence in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya and highlights the Dvijeśvara liṅga shrine within that sacred landscape (exact town/tīrtha name not stated in this verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-saṃsthāpanā (installation of a Śiva-liṅga) and establishing it in a prāsāda (temple).