Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

न मां देव निरीक्षन्ते नालपंति कथंचन । पद्मं तत्र मया देव स्थापितं लिंग मूर्धनि

Transliteration

na māṃ deva nirīkṣante nālapaṃti kathaṃcana | padmaṃ tatra mayā deva sthāpitaṃ liṃga mūrdhani

Translation

হে দেব! তারা আমার দিকে তাকায়ও না, কোনোভাবেই আমার সঙ্গে কথা বলে না। সেখানে, হে দেব, আমি লিঙ্গের শীর্ষে একটি পদ্ম (কমল) স্থাপন করেছি।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• निरीक्षन्ते: they look at/observe
• निरीक्षन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• आलपन्ति: they speak/address
• आलपन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-लप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथंचन: in any manner/at all
• कथंचन: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner), ‘in any way’

• पद्मम्: a lotus
• पद्मम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent/instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• स्थापितम्: placed/installed
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense ‘to cause to stand’), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पद्मम् इति कर्मणि विशेषण)

• लिङ्गे: on the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• मूर्धनि: on the head/top
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Nandikeśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-sthāna in Kailāsa precinct (implied)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Devā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene liṅga stands; Nandin places a fresh lotus on its crown (mūrdhan), while meditating yogins nearby neither look nor speak; the lotus glows as the true communication.

Characters & Entities

• Nandikeśvara
• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Lotus (Padma)
• Yogins (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion is shown through reverent worship (like offering a lotus to the Liṅga) and respectful engagement, not cold egoic silence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, emphasizing Śiva-liṅga devotion within its sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An offering to the Liṅga is described: placing a lotus on the top of the Śiva-liṅga.