Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा जनार्दनश्चान्ये ये देवा जगति स्थिताः । अग्निलिंगसमीपस्थाः संध्याकाले स्तुवंति च

Transliteration

brahmā janārdanaścānye ye devā jagati sthitāḥ | agniliṃgasamīpasthāḥ saṃdhyākāle stuvaṃti ca

Translation

ব্রহ্মা, জনার্দন এবং জগতে অবস্থানকারী অন্যান্য দেবগণ—অগ্নিলিঙ্গের নিকটে দাঁড়িয়ে সন্ধ্যাকালে স্তব করেন।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अन्ये: other (ones)
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘देवाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• स्थिताः: situated, abiding
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘देवाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अग्निलिङ्गसमीपस्थाः: standing near the Agni-liṅga
• अग्निलिङ्गसमीपस्थाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + लिङ्ग + समीप + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः: agniliṅgasya samīpe sthāḥ)

• सन्ध्याकाले: at twilight time
• सन्ध्याकाले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: sandhyāyāḥ kālaḥ)

• स्तुवन्ति: they praise
• स्तुवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agni-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dusk scene: Brahmā and Janārdana stand with folded hands near a blazing Agni-liṅga shrine; lamps flicker, sky turns indigo, priests chant; the main Somnātha liṅga is suggested nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Agni-liṅga
• Sandhyā (twilight)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest deities honor Śiva at prescribed sacred times, highlighting the sanctity of sandhyā worship and the liṅga’s supremacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the vicinity of the Agni-liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (praise) at saṃdhyā-kāla (twilight), near the Agni-liṅga.