Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततः संपूज्य विधिना तत्र लिंगद्वयं पृथक् । सम्यक्पूजाविधानेन स्तुतिमंत्रैरनुक्रमात् । स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃpūjya vidhinā tatra liṃgadvayaṃ pṛthak | samyakpūjāvidhānena stutimaṃtrairanukramāt | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

ثمّ بعد ذلك، إذا أُقيمت العبادة على الوجه المشروع، يُتعبَّد للِّينغَين هناك كلٌّ على حدة؛ وبتمام طقس البوجا، ومع التراتيل والمانترا على الترتيب—ينال المرء المقام الأعلى حيث يقيم الربّ ماهيشڤارا.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तर (then/thereafter)

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped fully
• saṃpūjya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• liṅga-dvayam: the two liṅgas
• liṅga-dvayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वे लिङ्गे = लिङ्गद्वयम्)

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/भेद (separately)

• samyak-pūjā-vidhānena: by the proper procedure of worship
• samyak-pūjā-vidhānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samyak (अव्यय) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्यक् (उपपद/अव्यय) + पूजाविधान (तत्पुरुष: पूजायाः विधानम्)

• stuti-mantraiḥ: with hymnic mantras
• stuti-mantraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; स्तुतिमन्त्र = स्तुत्यर्था मन्त्राः (तत्पुरुष)

• anukramāt: in due order, sequentially
• anukramāt: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anukrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘क्रमेण/अनुक्रमेण’ (idiomatic)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yāti: goes, attains
• yāti: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (Object/कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sthānam: abode, place
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative locative adverb)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (of implied ‘is/abides’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण) to devaḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; महेश्वर = महान् ईश्वरः (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakulīśvara twin-liṅgas (liṅga-dvaya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest and devotees perform two distinct pūjās in sequence before twin liṅgas: separate offering trays, alternating mantras and stutis; the sanctum glows as the narrative culminates in a vision of Maheśvara’s supreme abode beyond the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga-dvaya
• Maheśvara
• Pūjā-vidhi
• Stuti
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right method (vidhi) and ordered devotion (anukrama) in worship leads toward the highest spiritual goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Lakulīśvara twin-liṅga shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship the two liṅgas separately, following proper pūjā-vidhi with stutis and mantras in sequence.