Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मशिलां न्यस्य तस्या ऊर्ध्वं महाप्रभम् । लिंगं प्रतिष्ठयामास कृत्वा निश्चलमा त्मवान्

Transliteration

tatra brahmaśilāṃ nyasya tasyā ūrdhvaṃ mahāprabham | liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhayāmāsa kṛtvā niścalamā tmavān

Translation

Dort legte er die Brahmaśilā nieder, und darauf errichtete er fest den überaus strahlenden Liṅga, mit ruhigem Geist und unbeirrbarem Entschluss.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ब्रह्मशिलाम्: the brahma-stone slab
• ब्रह्मशिलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः 'Brahmā’s stone / sacred stone'

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); 'having placed'

• तस्याः: of it
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; 'of it/of her' (of the slab)

• ऊर्ध्वम्: above
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Desha (Direction/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: दिशावाचक अव्यय (adverb: upwards/above)

• महाप्रभम्: very radiant
• महाप्रभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः 'greatly splendid' (qualifying liṅga)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठयामास: installed
• प्रतिष्ठयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति+स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative/denominative sense 'installed/established'

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); 'having made'

• निश्चलम्: steady
• निश्चलम्: Karma-pravacaniya (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; 'motionless/steady' (as predicate/object-complement)

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed
• आत्मवान्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'self-possessed' (qualifying Brahmā)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Māhātmya narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sparśa-liṅga at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brahmaśilā is set as a base; above it a brilliantly radiant liṅga is installed with solemn concentration, the installer’s posture steady and composed.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Brahmaśilā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred acts bear fruit when done with steadiness (niścala) and focused intention in devotion to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as a powerful field for Śiva worship and liṅga consecration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā: placing a sanctified base (brahmaśilā) and establishing the Liṅga upon it with firm resolve.