Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

ततस्तैर्ब्राह्मणैस्तस्य दर्शितं स्थानमुत्तमम् । सोऽपि लिंगं च संस्थाप्य प्रहृष्टस्त्रिदिवं ययौ

Transliteration

tatastairbrāhmaṇaistasya darśitaṃ sthānamuttamam | so'pi liṃgaṃ ca saṃsthāpya prahṛṣṭastridivaṃ yayau

Translation

แล้วพราหมณ์เหล่านั้นได้ชี้สถานที่อันประเสริฐยิ่งแก่เขา เขาก็สถาปนาลึงค์แล้ว มีใจปีติยินดี จากนั้นจึงไปสู่ตรีทิวะ (สวรรค์)

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Adverbial/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• ब्राह्मणैः: by the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (masc./neut.), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• दर्शितम्: shown
• दर्शितम्: Kriyā (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘shown’

• स्थानम्: place, site
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (particle: also/even)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriyā (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भावः; ‘having स्थापित/installed’

• प्रहृष्टः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; भावे—‘delighted’

• त्रिदिवम्: to heaven
• त्रिदिवम्: Karma (Goal as object/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + दिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु/तत्पुरुष (three heavens = heaven)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; continuing Indra episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gayākūpī

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas point out an auspicious spot; the installer sets the liṅga; afterward, a luminous ascent motif indicates departure to heaven, with joy on faces.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Liṅga
• Indra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are identified through dharmic guidance, and consecration performed rightly yields joy and auspicious completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

An ‘excellent place’ within the chapter’s sacred landscape is highlighted, within the broader Gayākūpī-associated tīrtha narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Selecting a proper site (sthāna) through brāhmaṇic guidance and performing liṅga installation (saṃsthāpana).