Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तस्माद्वायव्यदिग्भागे धनुषां द्वितये स्थितम् । कलंबेश्वरनामानं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tasmādvāyavyadigbhāge dhanuṣāṃ dvitaye sthitam | kalaṃbeśvaranāmānaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: তাৰ পৰা বায়ব্য দিশাত, দুটা ধনুৰ দূৰত্বত, কলম্বেশ্বৰ নামৰ প্ৰভু অৱস্থিত, যি সকলো পাপ বিনাশ কৰে।

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from that (place/point)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वायव्य-दिक्-भागे: in the north-western direction-part
• वायव्य-दिक्-भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—वायव्यायां दिशि भागः (locative sense)

• धनुषाम्: of bows (as a measure)
• धनुषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• द्वितये: at a distance of two (bows)
• द्वितये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कलंबेश्वर-नामानम्: named ‘Kalaṃbeśvara’
• कलंबेश्वर-नामानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलंबेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कलंबेश्वर इति नाम यस्य (नामान्-शब्देन)

• सर्व-पातक-नाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्व-पातक-नाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalaṃbeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as narrator points out a NW-quarter shrine: a linga under a small canopy, pilgrims approaching along a sandy-stone path; the linga radiates a cleansing aura labeled ‘sarva-pātaka-nāśana’.

Characters & Entities

• Kalaṃbeśvara
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is mapped as sacred space: approaching specific Śiva-sites with faith is praised as a means of deep purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kalaṃbeśvara, a Śiva-site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, indicated in the north-west direction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proceed to Kalaṃbeśvara as part of the prescribed yātrā; its darśana is linked with sin-destruction.