Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 139

Devanagari script

अन्यैरपि युगैर्देवि इदं लिंगं सुदुर्लभम् । घोरे कलियुगे पापे विशेषेण च दुर्लभम्

Transliteration

anyairapi yugairdevi idaṃ liṃgaṃ sudurlabham | ghore kaliyuge pāpe viśeṣeṇa ca durlabham

Translation

Selbst in anderen Zeitaltern, o Göttin, ist dieser Liṅga überaus schwer zu finden und zu erlangen. Im schrecklichen, sündhaften Kali-Yuga ist er ganz besonders schwer zu erreichen.

Word by Word

• अन्यैः: by other
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (युगैः)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षा-अव्यय (also/even)

• युगैः: by ages; in other yugas
• युगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक-विशेषण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga; emblem
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सु-दुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• सु-दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सु + दुर्लभ)

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कलियुगे)

• कलि-युगे: in the Kali age
• कलि-युगे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कलियुगः)

• पापे: sinful
• पापे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कलियुगे)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial instrumental: 'especially')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha Liṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Pārvatī, indicating the Somnātha Liṅga’s rare attainability; the atmosphere is solemn, with the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa and a sense of Kali-yuga shadow contrasted by the Liṅga’s radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Liṅga
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga intensifies spiritual obstacles; therefore, access to authentic sacred power and realization becomes rarer and more precious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Liṅga (Somēśa/Somnatha) as a rare and exalted object of darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the implied exhortation is to value and seek the Liṅga’s darśana, especially in Kali-yuga.