Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

लिंगे चैव स्थितं सर्वं जगदेतच्चराचरम् । तस्माल्लिंगे सदा देवः पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

liṃge caiva sthitaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram | tasmālliṃge sadā devaḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ

Translation

Wahrlich, im Liṅga ist diese ganze Welt gegründet, das Bewegliche und das Unbewegliche. Darum soll der Gott im Liṅga stets mit ernsthaftem Eifer verehrt werden.

Word by Word

• liṃge: in the liṅga
• liṃge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/only)

• sthitam: is situated/abides
• sthitam: Kriya (Predicative state/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त) → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (Apposition to sarvam/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying jagat)

• carācaram: moving and unmoving
• carācaram: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (चर + अचर), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying jagat)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाव (ablative used adverbially: ‘therefore/from that’)

• liṃge: in the liṅga
• liṃge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• devaḥ: the Lord / god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pūjanīyaḥ: should be worshipped
• pūjanīyaḥ: Kriya (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + anīya (अनीयर्) → pūjanīya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• prayatnataḥ: with effort, diligently
• prayatnataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Manner adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘प्रयत्नतः’ = प्रयत्नेन/यत्नपूर्वकं

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara-liṅga at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga at Someshvara is shown as containing the cosmos: tiny figures of beings, mountains, rivers, and stars subtly emanate within its glow; devotees perform abhiṣeka with focused effort.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Deva (Śiva implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Liṅga is presented as the locus of the cosmos; worship becomes alignment with the universe’s sacred ground.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is general to Liṅga-worship but occurs within the Prabhāsa–Someśvara māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular, diligent pūjā (worship) of the Deity in the Liṅga.