Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.187.5 (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 5.3.187.5

धूमात्समुत्थितं लिङ्गं भित्त्वा पातालसप्तकम् ।
अवटं दक्षिणे कृत्वा लिङ्गं तत्रैव तिष्ठति ॥ ५ ॥

dhūmātsamutthitaṃ liṅgaṃ bhittvā pātālasaptakam |
avaṭaṃ dakṣiṇe kṛtvā liṅgaṃ tatraiva tiṣṭhati || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.187.5 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 (5.3.187.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhuma, Samutthita, Linga, Bhittva, Patala, Saptaka, Avata, Dakshine, Dakshina, Kritva, Kritvan, Tatraiva, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.187.5). 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: “dhūmātsamutthitaṃ liṅgaṃ bhittvā pātālasaptakam
  • dhūmāt -
  • dhūma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • samutthitam -
  • samutthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samutthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samutthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhittvā -
  • bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhid]
    bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhid]
    bhittvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātāla -
  • pātāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptakam -
  • saptaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saptaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “avaṭaṃ dakṣiṇe kṛtvā liṅgaṃ tatraiva tiṣṭhati
  • avaṭam -
  • avaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.187.5

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 5.3.187.5 in Bengali sript:
ধূমাত্সমুত্থিতং লিঙ্গং ভিত্ত্বা পাতালসপ্তকম্ ।
অবটং দক্ষিণে কৃত্বা লিঙ্গং তত্রৈব তিষ্ঠতি ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.3.187.5 in Kannada sript:
ಧೂಮಾತ್ಸಮುತ್ಥಿತಂ ಲಿಙ್ಗಂ ಭಿತ್ತ್ವಾ ಪಾತಾಲಸಪ್ತಕಮ್ ।
ಅವಟಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಲಿಙ್ಗಂ ತತ್ರೈವ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.187.5 in Gujarati sript:
ધૂમાત્સમુત્થિતં લિઙ્ગં ભિત્ત્વા પાતાલસપ્તકમ્ ।
અવટં દક્ષિણે કૃત્વા લિઙ્ગં તત્રૈવ તિષ્ઠતિ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.3.187.5 in Malayalam sript:
ധൂമാത്സമുത്ഥിതം ലിങ്ഗം ഭിത്ത്വാ പാതാലസപ്തകമ് ।
അവടം ദക്ഷിണേ കൃത്വാ ലിങ്ഗം തത്രൈവ തിഷ്ഠതി ॥ ൫ ॥

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