Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अत्रैव प्रथमं लिगं यतोस्माऽभिः प्रतिष्ठितम् । प्रभासं नाम चास्यापि प्रभासेति भविष्यति

Transliteration

atraiva prathamaṃ ligaṃ yatosmā'bhiḥ pratiṣṭhitam | prabhāsaṃ nāma cāsyāpi prabhāseti bhaviṣyati

Translation

“ইয়াতেই প্ৰথম লিঙ্গ, কিয়নো ই আমাৰ দ্বাৰাই প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত। ইয়াৰ নামো ‘প্ৰভাস’ হ’ব, আৰু ই ‘প্ৰভাসে’ (প্ৰভাসত) বুলি খ্যাত হ’ব।”

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• prathamam: first
• prathamam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying liṅgam)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• yataḥ: because/whence
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय/सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्ययम् (causal/relative adverb: 'because/whence')

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (liṅgam) प्रतिष्ठितम् = established

• prabhāsam: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नामधेय-रूपेण (as a name)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्ययम् (quotative/namely)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• asya: of this (liṅga)
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्ययम् (also/even)

• prabhāsa: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नामधेयम् (as a name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Devas (naming and sanctifying proclamation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Prabhāse) and Prabhāsa-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods indicate the spot: ‘Here is the first liṅga established by us’; the name ‘Prabhāsa’ appears as radiant script in the air, while the landscape glows with a dawn-like luminosity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa (name of liṅga/site)
• Liṅga
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes enduring through pratiṣṭhā (sacred establishment) and nāma (holy naming), anchoring devotion in sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, and specifically the Prabhāsa-liṅga established there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (installation/establishment) is referenced as the sanctifying act; ongoing worship is implied.