Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

अंधासुरसुतश्चासीदुग्रसेन इति श्रुतः । स प्रभासं समासाद्य पुत्रार्थं लिंगमेयिवान्

Transliteration

aṃdhāsurasutaścāsīdugrasena iti śrutaḥ | sa prabhāsaṃ samāsādya putrārthaṃ liṃgameyivān

Translation

অন্ধাসুরের এক পুত্র ছিল, উগ্রসেন নামে প্রসিদ্ধ। সে প্রভাসে এসে পুত্রলাভের জন্য লিঙ্গের শরণ নিল।

Word by Word

• अन्धासुरसुतः: son of Andhāsura
• अन्धासुरसुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धासुर + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्धासुरस्य सुतः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उग्रसेनः: Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुतः: (he was) known/heard (as)
• श्रुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘श्रुतः’ = प्रसिद्धः (known/heard)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (holy place)
• प्रभासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; देश/तीर्थनाम

• समासाद्य: having reached/approached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• पुत्रार्थम्: for the sake of a son
• पुत्रार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (पुत्रस्य अर्थः = पुत्रार्थः)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एयिवान्: went/approached (came)
• एयिवान्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु) + क्तवतु (प्रत्यय) → एयिवस्/एयिवान् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्तवतु-कृदन्त (perfective past participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘एयिवान्’ = गतवान्/प्राप्तवान्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Akṣamāleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful asura-prince Ugrasena arrives at the luminous coastal sacred precinct of Prabhāsa, approaching a liṅga with offerings, his demeanor a mix of ambition and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Andhāsura
• Ugrasena
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a tīrtha with faith and a clear intention, devotees seek boons through Śiva’s worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, approached for putrārtha (obtaining progeny) through liṅga worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Putrārtha liṅga-upāsanā is indicated: approaching and worshipping the Śiva-liṅga for progeny.