Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अहमेवंविधो देवि क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके स्थितः । कालाग्निलिंगमूले तु मुंडमालाविभूषितः

Transliteration

ahamevaṃvidho devi kṣetre prābhāsike sthitaḥ | kālāgniliṃgamūle tu muṃḍamālāvibhūṣitaḥ

Translation

يا إلهة، هكذا أنا حقًّا، مقيمٌ في الحقل المقدّس بربهاسا—عند أصل لينغا كالاگني—متزيّنٌ بإكليلٍ من الجماجم.

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• evaṃvidhaḥ: of such a kind, like this
• evaṃvidhaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive: 'such' + 'kind'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• kṣetre: in the sacred field/place
• kṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• prābhāsike: of Prabhāsa
• prābhāsike: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prābhāsika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kṣetre)

• sthitaḥ: situated, standing
• sthitaḥ: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kālāgni-liṅga-mūle: at the base of the Kālāgni-liṅga
• kālāgni-liṅga-mūle: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'Kālāgni' + 'liṅga' + 'at the root'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• muṇḍa-mālā-vibhūṣitaḥ: adorned with a garland of skulls
• muṇḍa-mālā-vibhūṣitaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-bhūṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental sense: 'adorned with a garland of skulls'); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kālāgniliṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva declares his abiding in Prabhāsa at the base of Kālāgniliṅga, adorned with the skull-garland; the liṅga appears as a dark, radiant pillar with a subtle aura of time-fire.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Kālāgniliṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The holy place is presented as a living locus of divine presence: Śiva is not merely worshipped there—he abides there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the shrine/seat of Kālāgniliṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse establishes the site’s sanctity through Śiva’s declared residence.