Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्यैवाग्नेयभागस्थं भीमेश्वरसमीपगम् । स्वयंभूतं महादेवि कल्पलिंगं मम प्रियम्

Transliteration

tasyaivāgneyabhāgasthaṃ bhīmeśvarasamīpagam | svayaṃbhūtaṃ mahādevi kalpaliṃgaṃ mama priyam

Translation

„Ebendort, im südöstlichen Bereich, nahe bei Bhīmeśvara, befindet sich, o Mahādevī, ein selbstoffenbarter Liṅga—mein geliebter Kalpa‑Liṅga.“

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (place)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• āgneya-bhāga-stham: situated in the south-east part
• āgneya-bhāga-stham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgneya-bhāga-stha (प्रातिपदिक; आग्नेय + भाग + स्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (आग्नेये भागे स्थम्) (Neuter accusative singular)

• bhīmeśvara-samīpa-gam: near Bhīmeśvara
• bhīmeśvara-samīpa-gam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma-īśvara-samīpa-ga (प्रातिपदिक; भीम + ईश्वर + समीप + ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भीमेश्वरस्य समीपं गच्छति/स्थितम् = near Bhīmeśvara) (Neuter accusative singular)

• svayaṃbhūtam: self-manifested
• svayaṃbhūtam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svayaṃ-bhūta (प्रातिपदिक; स्वयं + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (स्वयम् + भूत); भूत: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) (Neuter accusative singular)

• mahādevi: O Great Goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• kalpa-liṅgam: the Kalpa-liṅga
• kalpa-liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa-liṅga (प्रातिपदिक; कल्प + लिङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कल्पस्य लिङ्गम् / कल्प-नामकं लिङ्गम्) (Neuter accusative singular)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• priyam: dear; beloved
• priyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalpa-liṅga (svayaṃbhū) near Bhīmeśvara, Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches a naturally arisen liṅga (Kalpa-liṅga) in the south-east of the sacred precinct, with Bhīmeśvara shrine visible nearby; Śiva’s presence is felt as a luminous aura rather than anthropomorphic form.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī
• Bhīmeśvara
• Kalpa-liṅga
• Svayaṃbhū liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-manifested sacred forms are revered as direct, unmediated presences of Śiva within the tīrtha-landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kalpa-liṅga (svayaṃbhū) located in the south-eastern quarter near Bhīmeśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed here; the verse identifies the location and sanctity of the svayaṃbhū Kalpa-liṅga.