Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

भीमोपि यत्र रुद्रेण मोक्षितस्तत्र सुप्रभम् । लिंगं संस्थापयामास भीमेश्वरमिति श्रुतम्

Transliteration

bhīmopi yatra rudreṇa mokṣitastatra suprabham | liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa bhīmeśvaramiti śrutam

Translation

毗摩亦然——就在鲁陀罗使他脱离苦厄之处——安立一座光辉殊胜的林伽，世人称之为“毗摩伊湿伐罗”（Bhīmeśvara）。

Word by Word

• bhīmaḥ: Bhīma
• bhīmaḥ: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (भीम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्ध (relative adverb: where)

• rudreṇa: by Rudra
• rudreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (रुद्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd, instrumental) एकवचन

• mokṣitaḥ: freed / released
• mokṣitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘released/freed’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• suprabham: very splendid
• suprabham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-prabha (सु + प्रभा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः: सु-प्रभम् = very splendid); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गस्य)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (लिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन

• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: installed / established
• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: Kriyā (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-sthā (सम् + स्था धातु) + causative (णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative): ‘caused to be established/installed’

• bhīmeśvaram: (named) Bhīmeśvara
• bhīmeśvaram: Karman (Object complement/name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (भीम) + īśvara (ईश्वर)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: भीमस्य ईश्वरः / भीम-ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; नाम

• iti: thus / as
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• śrutam: is known / is heard
• śrutam: Kriyā (Predicate; impersonal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘is heard/known’

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhīmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīma, powerful and reverent, installs a radiant liṅga on a pedestal at the exact spot of his liberation; Rudra’s presence is suggested as an unseen blessing—shaiva aura, trident motifs, sacred ash; Pāṇḍavas witness the consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Bhīmeśvara Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and devotion are expressed through sacred establishment (liṅga-pratiṣṭhā); divine deliverance inspires enduring worship at the very site of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse glorifies the place where Bhīma was freed by Rudra, marked by the installation of the Bhīmeśvara Liṅga (the exact geography is not specified in the snippet).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-saṃsthāpanā (establishing/installing a Śiva-liṅga) as an act of devotion at the site of divine liberation.