Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तस्यैव पूर्वदिग्भागे सरस्वत्या प्रतिष्ठितम् । लिंगं महाप्रभावं तु सोमेशादग्निगोचरे

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tasyaiva pūrvadigbhāge sarasvatyā pratiṣṭhitam | liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ tu someśādagnigocare

Translation

Īśvara sprach: In eben jener Gegend, auf der Ostseite, befindet sich ein Liṅga von großer Wirkkraft, von Sarasvatī errichtet—an einem Ort namens Agnigocara, nahe Someśa.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic)

• pūrva-dik-bhāge: in the eastern part
• pūrva-dik-bhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (in the eastern-direction part)

• sarasvatyā: by Sarasvatī
• sarasvatyā: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ-करण), एकवचन

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Karma (Object described/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु) ; क्त-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘liṅgam’)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन

• mahā-prabhāvam: of great power
• mahā-prabhāvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘liṅgam’); समासः—कर्मधारय

• tu: and/but
• tu: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive)

• someśāt: from Someśa
• someśāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: someśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• agni-gocare: in Agni-gocara (region called Agni’s range)
• agni-gocare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (in the range/region of Agni)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agnigocara-liṅga (near Someśa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sarasvatī, luminous and river-formed, installs a radiant liṅga on the eastern side of Prabhāsa; a signboard-like cue ‘Agnigocara’ with nearby ‘Someśa’; coastal light and sacred stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Sarasvatī
• Liṅga
• Someśa
• Agnigocara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beings themselves consecrate tīrtha-shrines, making sacred geography a revealed map of grace and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A powerful liṅga in the eastern part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, linked with Someśa and the locality called Agnigocara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (consecration/establishment) of a liṅga is referenced (performed by Sarasvatī).