Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

येये च ददृशुर्लिंगं मूलचण्डीशसंज्ञकम् । तदा च मुनयः सर्वे सदेहाः स्वर्गमाययुः

Transliteration

yeye ca dadṛśurliṃgaṃ mūlacaṇḍīśasaṃjñakam | tadā ca munayaḥ sarve sadehāḥ svargamāyayuḥ

Translation

Und alle, die den Liṅga sahen, der Mūlacaṇḍīśa genannt wird—da gingen alle Weisen mit ihren unversehrten Leibern in den Himmel ein.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-प्रयोगः (relative pronoun)

• ye: (those) who
• ye: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थकः (conjunction)

• dadṛśuḥ: (they) saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (लिङ्ग) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñakam: named ‘Mūla-Caṇḍīśa’
• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūla (मूल) + caṇḍīśa (चण्डीश) + saṃjñaka (संज्ञक) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (मूलचण्डीश इति संज्ञा यस्य/मूलचण्डीश-संज्ञक); नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (liṅgam इति विशेष्यम्)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थकः

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; (munayaḥ इति विशेष्यम्)

• sa-dehāḥ: with their bodies
• sa-dehāḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (Agent qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (स) + deha (देह) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सह देहेन = with body); पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• svargam: to heaven
• svargam: Gati/Karman (Goal as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (स्वर्ग) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• āyayuḥ: (they) went; attained
• āyayuḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā- + √yā (या)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; 'they went/attained'

Speaker

Śiva (Mahēśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa-liṅga (at Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant ancient liṅga named Mūlacaṇḍīśa stands in a sacred coastal grove; assembled sages behold it and, in a sudden miracle, rise upward with luminous bodies toward svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Mūlacaṇḍīśa Liṅga
• Munis (sages)
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the sacred Liṅga at a great tīrtha can bestow extraordinary fruit, symbolizing liberation-like elevation through grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Liṅga called Mūlacaṇḍīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-darśana is central; the verse implies pilgrimage and reverent viewing as a potent devotional act.