Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

महालिंगं महादेवि महासिद्धि फलप्रदम् । बलभद्रेण विधिना स्थापितं पापशुद्धये

Transliteration

mahāliṃgaṃ mahādevi mahāsiddhi phalapradam | balabhadreṇa vidhinā sthāpitaṃ pāpaśuddhaye

Translation

হে মহাদেবী! এটি মহালিঙ্গ, মহাসিদ্ধির ফল প্রদানকারী। পাপশুদ্ধির জন্য বলভদ্র বিধিপূর্বক একে প্রতিষ্ঠা করেছিলেন।

Word by Word

• महालिङ्गम्: the great liṅga
• महालिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महासिद्धि: great accomplishment (mahāsiddhi)
• महासिद्धि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; (अत्र) ‘फलप्रदम्’ इति विशेषणम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (सिद्धि)

• फलप्रदम्: bestowing fruits/results
• फलप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (फलं प्रददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘महालिङ्गम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• बलभद्रेण: by Balabhadra
• बलभद्रेण: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• विधिना: by the proper rite/method
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• स्थापितम्: installed/established
• स्थापितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्थापय् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘महालिङ्गम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• पापशुद्धये: for purification from sin
• पापशुद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पापस्य शुद्धिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāliṅga (Balabhadra-pratiṣṭhita) / Balabhadreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A monumental liṅga shrine described as Mahāliṅga; Balabhadra is envisioned performing proper consecration rites with Vedic/Āgamic order, surrounded by priests, lamps, and offerings, signifying purification.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Balabhadra
• Balabhadreśvara Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightly established worship (vidhi) at a powerful liṅga purifies sin and supports higher spiritual attainments (siddhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Balabhadreśvara, the mahāliṅga established by Balabhadra in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes establishment and worship according to proper ritual procedure (vidhi).