Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.19.26 (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 5.2.19.26

उपायस्तेन कथितो देवानां पुरतस्तदा ।
तत्र तिष्ठति देवेशा लिंगं सर्वफलप्रदम् ॥ २६ ॥

upāyastena kathito devānāṃ puratastadā |
tatra tiṣṭhati deveśā liṃgaṃ sarvaphalapradam || 26 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.19.26 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 (5.2.19.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upaya, Tad, Tena, Kathita, Deva, Puratah, Purat, Tada, Tatra, Tishthat, Devesha, Linga, Sarvaphala, Prada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.19.26). 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: “upāyastena kathito devānāṃ puratastadā
  • upāyas -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kathito* -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • puratas -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatra tiṣṭhati deveśā liṃgaṃ sarvaphalapradam
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • deveśā* -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvaphala -
  • sarvaphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvaphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradam -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.19.26

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 5.2.19.26 in Bengali sript:
উপাযস্তেন কথিতো দেবানাং পুরতস্তদা ।
তত্র তিষ্ঠতি দেবেশা লিংগং সর্বফলপ্রদম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 5.2.19.26 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಯಸ್ತೇನ ಕಥಿತೋ ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಪುರತಸ್ತದಾ ।
ತತ್ರ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ದೇವೇಶಾ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಸರ್ವಫಲಪ್ರದಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.19.26 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાયસ્તેન કથિતો દેવાનાં પુરતસ્તદા ।
તત્ર તિષ્ઠતિ દેવેશા લિંગં સર્વફલપ્રદમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 5.2.19.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപായസ്തേന കഥിതോ ദേവാനാം പുരതസ്തദാ ।
തത്ര തിഷ്ഠതി ദേവേശാ ലിംഗം സര്വഫലപ്രദമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

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