Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शृणुध्वं वचनं देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः । ऋषिशापान्निपतितं मम लिंगमनुत्तमम् । तस्माल्लिंगं पूजयत सर्व कामार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

śṛṇudhvaṃ vacanaṃ devā brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ | ṛṣiśāpānnipatitaṃ mama liṃgamanuttamam | tasmālliṃgaṃ pūjayata sarva kāmārthasiddhaye

Translation

„Hört mein Wort, o Götter, von Brahmā und Viṣṇu angeführt. Durch den Fluch eines ṛṣi ist mein unvergleichliches Liṅga hier herabgefallen. Darum verehrt dieses Liṅga, damit alle gewünschten Ziele und rechtmäßiger Wohlstand vollendet werden.“

Word by Word

• शृणुध्वम्: hear, listen
• शृणुध्वम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (Address/Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: having Brahmā and Viṣṇu in the forefront
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) देवाः इति विशेष्यस्य

• ऋषिशापात्: from the sages' curse
• ऋषिशापात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• निपतितम्: fallen down
• निपतितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) लिङ्गम् इति

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) लिङ्गम् इति

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverbial), हेत्वर्थे (therefore/for that reason)

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

• पूजयत: worship
• पूजयत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् (indeclinable-like use) / विशेषण (adjective) कामार्थसिद्धये इति; अर्थे ‘सम्पूर्ण’

• कामार्थसिद्धये: for the fulfillment of all desires and aims
• कामार्थसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of)

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (fallen anuttama-liṅga site)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (frame); within the scene Rudra addresses the devas led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra addresses the assembled gods, explaining the sage’s curse and commanding worship of the fallen, unsurpassed liṅga; the devas listen with folded hands as the ritual program is set.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Ṛṣi (sage)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed as liṅga-pūjā is presented as a direct means to dharmic success and the fulfillment of worthy aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Śiva’s liṅga is said to have descended/fallen due to a ṛṣi’s curse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā (worship of Śiva’s liṅga) for sarva-kāmārtha-siddhi (attainment of all aims and prosperity).