Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सिद्धैः प्रतिष्ठितं लिंगं दृष्ट्वा भक्त्या तु मानवः । मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैः सिद्धलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

siddhaiḥ pratiṣṭhitaṃ liṃgaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhaktyā tu mānavaḥ | mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ siddhalokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

Wer in Hingabe den von den Siddhas errichteten Liṅga schaut, wird von allen Sünden befreit und gelangt in die Welt der Siddhas.

Word by Word

• siddhaiḥ: by the Siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (agent/instrument)

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-ṣṭhā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गम्)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• mānavaḥ: a human
• mānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• pātakaiḥ: from sins
• pātakaiḥ: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; अपादान/हेतु (from sins)

• sarvaiḥ: all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पातकैः)

• siddhalokam: to the Siddha-world
• siddhalokam: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha-loka (प्रातिपदिक; सिद्ध + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म/गन्तव्य (goal)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (अनुवृत्ति)

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (siddha-pratiṣṭhita liṅga)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Siddheśvara liṅga, said to be established by Siddhas, is shown as an ancient sanctum with yogic beings in attendance; the devotee’s gaze (darśana) is central, with a luminous path suggesting ascent to Siddha-loka.

Characters & Entities

• Siddha
• Siddhaloka
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional darśana of a consecrated liṅga purifies karmic faults and elevates the devotee toward higher spiritual realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddha-established liṅga(s) within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as especially potent for purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana with bhakti—reverent viewing/visitation—is highlighted as the efficacious act.