Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

गणेन मम देवेशि तत्कृत्वा दुष्करं तपः । तेन चण्डेश्वरं लिंगं प्रख्यातं धरणीतले

Transliteration

gaṇena mama deveśi tatkṛtvā duṣkaraṃ tapaḥ | tena caṇḍeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ prakhyātaṃ dharaṇītale

Translation

اے دیویِ دیویش! وہاں میرے گن نے نہایت دشوار تپسیا انجام دی؛ اسی کے سبب وہ لِنگ دھرتی پر “چنڈیشور” کے نام سے مشہور ہوا۔

Word by Word

• गणेन: by the gaṇa/attendant group
• गणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• देवेशि: O goddess (lady of the gods)
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular (object of कृत्वा)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘having done’

• दुष्करं: difficult
• दुष्करं: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular (qualifying तपः)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• तेन: by that / thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• चण्डेश्वरं: Caṇḍeśvara
• चण्डेश्वरं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• लिङ्गं: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• प्रख्यातं: renowned, well-known
• प्रख्यातं: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agreeing with लिङ्गम्

• धरणीतले: on the surface of the earth
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी + तल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara-liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce yet devoted Śiva-gaṇa performs difficult austerities near a liṅga; the liṅga radiates subtle glory, indicating its fame across the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva’s Gaṇa
• Devī
• Caṇḍeśvara
• Liṅga
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Severe tapas consecrates space and establishes enduring sacred reputation; spiritual effort leaves a lasting imprint upon the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Caṇḍeśvara liṅga made renowned through a gaṇa’s austerities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse highlights tapas (austerity) as the sanctifying force behind the shrine’s fame.