Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 182

Devanagari script

एवंविधा कुमारी सा लिंगमेतद्धि फाल्गुन । स्थापयामास शिवदं बर्करेश्वरसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhā kumārī sā liṃgametaddhi phālguna | sthāpayāmāsa śivadaṃ barkareśvarasaṃjñitam

Translation

ایسی ہی وہ کنواری تھی؛ اور اے پھالگُن! اسی نے یہی لِنگ—شیو کی کرپا بخشنے والا—قائم کیا، جو برکرَیشور کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔

Word by Word

• evaṃvidhā: such (of this kind)
• evaṃvidhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—एवंविधा = ‘of such a kind’ (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः; व्यवहारतः विशेषण)

• kumārī: the maiden
• kumārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ निपातः (particle: indeed/for)

• phālguna: O Phālguna (Arjuna)
• phālguna: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; संबोधनम्

• sthāpayāmāsa: installed/established
• sthāpayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परस्मैपदम्), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिजन्तः—‘caused to be established/installed’

• śivadam: bestowing auspiciousness
• śivadam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—शिवं ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः), विशेषणम् ‘liṅgam’

• barkareśvarasaṃjñitam: named Barkareśvara
• barkareśvarasaṃjñitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: barkara + īśvara + saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—बर्करेश्वर इति संज्ञा यस्य तत् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), विशेषणम् ‘liṅgam’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced); addressing Phālguna within the story-context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Barkareśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna (Phālguna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden, radiant from tapas, installs a dark stone liṅga on a sanctified pedestal; sages and subtle beings witness; the liṅga emanates calm grace, signifying ‘Śivadā’.

Characters & Entities

• Barkareśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Phālguna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Establishing a Śiva-liṅga with devotion is celebrated as a supreme act that channels Śiva’s grace and sanctifies a place into a famed tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Barkareśvara (Barkareśeśvara), the liṅga and sacred site established in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpanā (establishing a Śiva-liṅga) is described, implying prāṭiṣṭhā and subsequent worship as the dharmic act.