Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

त्रयोदश्यामभीष्टे तु संजातेऽ भ्युदये शुभे । संस्थापय विभो लिंगं मम वाक्येन सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

trayodaśyāmabhīṣṭe tu saṃjāte' bhyudaye śubhe | saṃsthāpaya vibho liṃgaṃ mama vākyena sāṃpratam

Translation

‘پسندیدہ تریودشی کو، جب مبارک طلوع حاصل ہو جائے، اے قادرِ مطلق! میرے فرمان کے مطابق ابھی لِنگ کی پرتیِشٹھا کر۔’

Word by Word

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth lunar day
• त्रयोदश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• अभीष्टे: in the desired (time)
• अभीष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘(काले) अभीष्टे’ = desired/auspicious time

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• संजाते: when (it) has arisen/occurred
• संजाते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘सति’ अर्थे (locative absolute)

• अभ्युदये: at the auspicious rising/occasion
• अभ्युदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘संजाते’ इत्यस्य अधिकरणम् (locative absolute complement)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ‘अभ्युदये’ इति विशेषण

• संस्थापय: install; establish
• संस्थापय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्थाप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• वाक्येन: by (my) word/command
• वाक्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• साम्प्रतम्: now; at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: ‘now/at present’)

Speaker

Jīva (guru) to Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āghāṭa (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding yet devotional moment: the advisor instructs Indra to install the liṅga immediately on the chosen Trayodaśī at auspicious sunrise/ascendant; gesture of directive authority, ritual implements nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Trayodaśī
• Indra
• Jīva (guru)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred acts mature under guidance: the guru’s word and correct timing make the installation a dharmic, enduring foundation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Bālamaṇḍana vicinity where the liṅga is to be established; the verse highlights the calendrical condition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga installation is prescribed specifically on Trayodaśī at an auspicious abhyudaya.