Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति देवेशि तल्लिंगस्य प्रभावतः । देवलो भगवान्योगी प्रत्यूषस्याऽभवत्सुतः

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti deveśi talliṃgasya prabhāvataḥ | devalo bhagavānyogī pratyūṣasyā'bhavatsutaḥ

Translation

Von da an, o Herrin der Götter, wurde Devala, der ehrwürdige Yogin, durch die Macht jenes Liṅga zum Sohn des Pratyūṣa.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम-वाचक (thereafter)

• प्रभृति: from then on
• प्रभृति: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘from (that time) onwards’ अर्थे

• देवेशि: O Lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधन

• तल्लिङ्गस्य: of that liṅga
• तल्लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक); घटकौ: तद् (that) + लिङ्ग (liṅga)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘तस्य लिङ्गम्’

• प्रभावतः: due to the power (of it)
• प्रभावतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे ‘because of, due to’

• देवलः: Devala
• देवलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• भगवान्: venerable, blessed
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (honorific)

• योगी: yogi
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रत्यूषस्य: of Pratyūṣa
• प्रत्यूषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pratyūṣeśvara (liṅga within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, a radiant liṅga is worshiped; its dawn-like aura signifies transformative power. Devala, a serene yogin, is shown receiving divine sanction for birth as Pratyūṣa’s son.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Pratyūṣa
• Devala
• Pratyūṣeśvara-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A consecrated liṅga is not merely symbolic; its prabhāva (spiritual potency) is portrayed as an active source of blessings and sanctification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, through the enduring power (prabhāva) of the liṅga established there (Pratyūṣeśvara).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, honoring the established liṅga (pūjā/darśana) is upheld; no explicit procedural rite is detailed in this verse.