Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.26.2 (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 7.1.26.2

ईश्वर उवाच ।
अथ लब्धवरस्तत्र कृतार्थो भक्तिसंयुतः ।
स्थापयामास लिंगं स गन्धर्वो घनवाहनः ।
सोमेशादुत्तरे भागे दंडपाणिसमीपतः ।
गन्धर्वेश्वरनामानं गान्धर्वफलदायकम् ॥ २ ॥

īśvara uvāca |
atha labdhavarastatra kṛtārtho bhaktisaṃyutaḥ |
sthāpayāmāsa liṃgaṃ sa gandharvo ghanavāhanaḥ |
someśāduttare bhāge daṃḍapāṇisamīpataḥ |
gandharveśvaranāmānaṃ gāndharvaphaladāyakam || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.26.2 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 (7.1.26.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishvara, Atha, Labdhavara, Tatra, Kritartha, Bhaktisamyuta, Linga, Gandharva, Ghanavahana, Soma, Soman, Isha, Uttara, Bhaga, Dandapani, Samipatah, Samipatas, Naman, Ana, Phalada, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.26.2). 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: “īśvara uvāca
  • īśvara* -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “atha labdhavarastatra kṛtārtho bhaktisaṃyutaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • labdhavaras -
  • labdhavara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtārtho* -
  • kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaktisaṃyutaḥ -
  • bhaktisaṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sthāpayāmāsa liṃgaṃ sa gandharvo ghanavāhanaḥ
  • sthāpayāmā -
  • sthā (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gandharvo* -
  • gandharvas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghanavāhanaḥ -
  • ghanavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “someśāduttare bhāge daṃḍapāṇisamīpataḥ
  • some -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    soman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    somā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśād -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāge -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • daṇḍapāṇi -
  • daṇḍapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    daṇḍapāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    daṇḍapāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samīpataḥ -
  • samīpataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samīpatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 5: “gandharveśvaranāmānaṃ gāndharvaphaladāyakam
  • gandharve -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvara -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmā -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gāndharva -
  • gāndharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāndharva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phaladāya -
  • phalada (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    phalada (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.26.2

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 7.1.26.2 in Bengali sript:
ঈশ্বর উবাচ ।
অথ লব্ধবরস্তত্র কৃতার্থো ভক্তিসংযুতঃ ।
স্থাপযামাস লিংগং স গন্ধর্বো ঘনবাহনঃ ।
সোমেশাদুত্তরে ভাগে দংডপাণিসমীপতঃ ।
গন্ধর্বেশ্বরনামানং গান্ধর্বফলদাযকম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 7.1.26.2 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಥ ಲಬ್ಧವರಸ್ತತ್ರ ಕೃತಾರ್ಥೋ ಭಕ್ತಿಸಂಯುತಃ ।
ಸ್ಥಾಪಯಾಮಾಸ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಸ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೋ ಘನವಾಹನಃ ।
ಸೋಮೇಶಾದುತ್ತರೇ ಭಾಗೇ ದಂಡಪಾಣಿಸಮೀಪತಃ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೇಶ್ವರನಾಮಾನಂ ಗಾನ್ಧರ್ವಫಲದಾಯಕಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.26.2 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
અથ લબ્ધવરસ્તત્ર કૃતાર્થો ભક્તિસંયુતઃ ।
સ્થાપયામાસ લિંગં સ ગન્ધર્વો ઘનવાહનઃ ।
સોમેશાદુત્તરે ભાગે દંડપાણિસમીપતઃ ।
ગન્ધર્વેશ્વરનામાનં ગાન્ધર્વફલદાયકમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 7.1.26.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശ്വര ഉവാച ।
അഥ ലബ്ധവരസ്തത്ര കൃതാര്ഥോ ഭക്തിസംയുതഃ ।
സ്ഥാപയാമാസ ലിംഗം സ ഗന്ധര്വോ ഘനവാഹനഃ ।
സോമേശാദുത്തരേ ഭാഗേ ദംഡപാണിസമീപതഃ ।
ഗന്ധര്വേശ്വരനാമാനം ഗാന്ധര്വഫലദായകമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

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