Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.19.31 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 4.2.19.31

गंगाद्वाराद्धिमस्थेशं लिंगं हिमसमप्रभम् ।
ब्रह्मनालात्प्रतीच्यां च द्रष्टव्यमिह सिद्धिदम् ॥ ३१ ॥

gaṃgādvārāddhimastheśaṃ liṃgaṃ himasamaprabham |
brahmanālātpratīcyāṃ ca draṣṭavyamiha siddhidam || 31 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.19.31 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.2.19.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gangadvara, Hima, Tha, Isha, Ish, Linga, Himasamaprabha, Brahmanala, Pratici, Praticya, Drashtavya, Iha, Siddhida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.19.31). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “gaṃgādvārāddhimastheśaṃ liṃgaṃ himasamaprabham
  • gaṅgādvārāddh -
  • gaṅgādvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • himas -
  • hima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īśam -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • himasamaprabham -
  • himasamaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    himasamaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmanālātpratīcyāṃ ca draṣṭavyamiha siddhidam
  • brahmanālāt -
  • brahmanāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pratīcyām -
  • pratīcī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pratīcyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • draṣṭavyam -
  • draṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    draṣṭavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    draṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • siddhidam -
  • siddhida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddhida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siddhidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.19.31

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 4.2.19.31 in Bengali sript:
গংগাদ্বারাদ্ধিমস্থেশং লিংগং হিমসমপ্রভম্ ।
ব্রহ্মনালাত্প্রতীচ্যাং চ দ্রষ্টব্যমিহ সিদ্ধিদম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 4.2.19.31 in Kannada sript:
ಗಂಗಾದ್ವಾರಾದ್ಧಿಮಸ್ಥೇಶಂ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಹಿಮಸಮಪ್ರಭಮ್ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಾಲಾತ್ಪ್ರತೀಚ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ದ್ರಷ್ಟವ್ಯಮಿಹ ಸಿದ್ಧಿದಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.19.31 in Gujarati sript:
ગંગાદ્વારાદ્ધિમસ્થેશં લિંગં હિમસમપ્રભમ્ ।
બ્રહ્મનાલાત્પ્રતીચ્યાં ચ દ્રષ્ટવ્યમિહ સિદ્ધિદમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 4.2.19.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഗംഗാദ്വാരാദ്ധിമസ്ഥേശം ലിംഗം ഹിമസമപ്രഭമ് ।
ബ്രഹ്മനാലാത്പ്രതീച്യാം ച ദ്രഷ്ടവ്യമിഹ സിദ്ധിദമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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