Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततः स स्मृतवान्कामं स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः । ततस्तच्छाश्वतं लिंगं समुत्तस्थौ महीतले

Transliteration

tataḥ sa smṛtavānkāmaṃ svayaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ | tatastacchāśvataṃ liṃgaṃ samuttasthau mahītale

Translation

Daraufhin gedachte Maheśvara selbst des Kāma; und sodann erhob sich jenes ewige Liṅga auf der Oberfläche der Erde.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/अनन्तर/adverb of sequence)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• smṛtavān: remembered
• smṛtavān: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्तवतु/क्तवत्), भूतकालिक कर्तरि प्रयोग; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kāmam: Kāma
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta-visheshana (Agent qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्वार्थे/‘oneself’)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• maheśvaraḥ: Mahēśvara (the Great Lord)
• maheśvaraḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/thereupon)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

• śāśvatam: eternal
• śāśvatam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• samuttasthau: arose, stood up
• samuttasthau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्+उत्

• mahītale: on the surface of the earth
• mahītale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī-tala (प्रातिपदिक; मही + तल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha/Prabhāseśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the earth’s surface, an eternal liṅga rises, radiant and immovable; Śiva stands or sits in yogic majesty, devas astonished, the ground glowing as if sanctified; coastal Prabhāsa atmosphere frames the miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Kāma
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s will manifests as a tangible sacred sign (liṅga), linking inner divine resolve with outer sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, marked by the arising of an eternal liṅga, reinforcing the kṣetra’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly supports liṅga-worship, but no explicit rite is stated in this verse.