Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

इदं पद्मं गृहाण त्वं सनालं कलिकोज्ज्वलम् । लिंगस्य मूर्ध्नि दत्त्वेदं पद्मनालमिहानय

Transliteration

idaṃ padmaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ sanālaṃ kalikojjvalam | liṃgasya mūrdhni dattvedaṃ padmanālamihānaya

Translation

Nimm diese Lotosblume mitsamt ihrem Stiel, leuchtend von frischen Knospen. Lege sie auf das Haupt des Liṅga und bringe danach den Lotosstiel hierher zurück.

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun) used adjectivally

• padmam: lotus
• padmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• gṛhāṇa: take
• gṛhāṇa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम

• sanālam: with its stalk
• sanālam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-nāla (प्रातिपदिक: sa + nāla)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सहित-नालम् = with stalk) used adjectivally

• kalika-ujjvalam: bright with buds
• kalika-ujjvalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalikā + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध (कलिकया उज्ज्वलम् = bright with buds) used adjectivally

• liṅgasya: of the liṅga
• liṅgasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• mūrdhni: on the head/top
• mūrdhni: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (मूर्धन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• dattvā: having placed/given
• dattvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having given/placing)

• idam: this (it)
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• padma-nālam: the lotus-stalk
• padma-nālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma + nāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पद्मस्य नालम् = lotus-stalk)

• iha: here
• iha: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (नी धातु) with ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आ-उपसर्ग (bring)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa liṅga (Somnātha) within Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nandikeśa/Nandin

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva hands (or indicates) a radiant lotus with stalk to Nandin, instructing him to place it atop the Prabhāsa liṅga and return with the lotus-stalk—ritual precision and sacred token emphasized.

Characters & Entities

• Nandin
• Śiva-liṅga
• padma (lotus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional offering to the Liṅga is a direct, sacred act; even simple ritual objects become vehicles of grace within a powerful kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Śiva-liṅga and its worship are central to the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering a lotus to the top of the Śiva-liṅga (a specific upacāra within liṅga-pūjā).