Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

देवदारुवने लिंगी उदकेथ उमापतिः । विनायको मातृस्थाने अलकायां धनाधिपः

Transliteration

devadāruvane liṃgī udaketha umāpatiḥ | vināyako mātṛsthāne alakāyāṃ dhanādhipaḥ

Translation

Im Devadāru-Wald ist Er Liṅgī (als Liṅga gegenwärtig); in Udaketha ist Er Umāpati (Gemahl der Umā). Am Mātṛsthāna ist Er Vināyaka, und in Alakā ist Er Dhanādhipa (Herr des Reichtums) — so ehren die tīrthas Śiva und die Gottheiten, die weltliche wie geistige Ordnung tragen.

Word by Word

• देवदारुवने: in the deodar-forest
• देवदारुवने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदारुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘देवदारूणां वनम्’ षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• लिंगी: the Liṅgī (one bearing the liṅga)
• लिंगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (लिङ्गी = लिङ्गिन्)

• उदकेथ: in water (reading: udake)
• उदकेथ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पाठभेद/लिप्यन्तर-सम्भावना: ‘उदके’ (in water) इत्यर्थः

• उमापतिः: Umāpati (Śiva)
• उमापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘उमायाः पतिः’ षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• विनायकः: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मातृस्थाने: in the Mothers’ place (Mātṛsthāna)
• मातृस्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘मातॄणां स्थानम्’ षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• अलकायाम्: in Alakā
• अलकायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• धनाधिपः: lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धनाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनाधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धनस्य अधिपः’ षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devadāru-vana / Udaketha / Mātṛsthāna / Alakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fourfold sacred tableau: Devadāru forest with towering cedars and a liṅga under hanging lamps; Udaketha with Śiva-Umā seated together; Mātṛsthāna with Mother-goddesses and Vināyaka at the threshold; Alakā with Kubera enthroned amid treasure, guarded by yakṣas—pilgrims offering with restraint and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Devadāruvana
• Liṅgī
• Udaketha
• Umāpati
• Vināyaka
• Mātṛsthāna
• Alakā
• Dhanādhipa
• Kubera

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas integrate devotion and dharma: Śiva grants liberation, while Vināyaka removes obstacles and Kubera represents righteous prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devadāruvana, Udaketha, Mātṛsthāna, and Alakā are invoked, linking each to a revered deity-form.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse implies liṅga-pūjā in Devadāruvana and customary worship of Vināyaka and the Mātṛs at Mātṛsthāna.