Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अत्रैव प्रथमं लिगं यतोस्माऽभिः प्रतिष्ठितम् । प्रभासं नाम चास्यापि प्रभासेति भविष्यति

Transliteration

atraiva prathamaṃ ligaṃ yatosmā'bhiḥ pratiṣṭhitam | prabhāsaṃ nāma cāsyāpi prabhāseti bhaviṣyati

Translation

Gerade hier ist der erste Liṅga, denn von uns wurde er eingesetzt. Sein Name soll ebenfalls „Prabhāsa“ sein, und in Prabhāsa wird er als „Prabhāse“ berühmt werden.

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• prathamam: first
• prathamam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying liṅgam)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• yataḥ: because/whence
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय/सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्ययम् (causal/relative adverb: 'because/whence')

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (liṅgam) प्रतिष्ठितम् = established

• prabhāsam: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नामधेय-रूपेण (as a name)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्ययम् (quotative/namely)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• asya: of this (liṅga)
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्ययम् (also/even)

• prabhāsa: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नामधेयम् (as a name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Devas (naming and sanctifying proclamation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Prabhāse) and Prabhāsa-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods indicate the spot: ‘Here is the first liṅga established by us’; the name ‘Prabhāsa’ appears as radiant script in the air, while the landscape glows with a dawn-like luminosity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa (name of liṅga/site)
• Liṅga
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes enduring through pratiṣṭhā (sacred establishment) and nāma (holy naming), anchoring devotion in sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, and specifically the Prabhāsa-liṅga established there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (installation/establishment) is referenced as the sanctifying act; ongoing worship is implied.