Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

राहुलिंगस्य चाभ्याशे लिंगं धनदनिर्मितम् । धनदत्वं च संप्राप्तो यत्र तप्त्वा महत्तपः

Transliteration

rāhuliṃgasya cābhyāśe liṃgaṃ dhanadanirmitam | dhanadatvaṃ ca saṃprāpto yatra taptvā mahattapaḥ

Translation

In der Nähe von Rāhuliṅga steht ein Liṅga, von Dhanada (Kubera) geschaffen. Dort erlangte er, nachdem er große Askese geübt hatte, den Rang „Dhanada“, den Herrn des Reichtums.

Word by Word

• rāhuliṅgasya: of the Rāhu-liṅga
• rāhuliṅgasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāhu-liṅga (प्रातिपदिक; राहु + लिङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• abhyāśe: near/in the vicinity
• abhyāśe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhyāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• liṅgam: a liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; वाक्ये कर्म/उद्देश्य (context: object of implied ‘asti/vidyate’)

• dhanadanirmitam: made by Dhanada (Kubera)
• dhanadanirmitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanada-nirmita (प्रातिपदिक; धनद + निर्मित)
• Form: क्त (PPP) from √mā (निर्मा/मा ‘to make’) with उपसर्ग नि-; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• dhanadatvam: the state of being Dhanada (Kubera-hood)
• dhanadatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanada-tva (प्रातिपदिक; धनद + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• saṃprāptaḥ: attained/obtained
• saṃprāptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) from √prāp with उपसर्ग सम्-; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (implicit subject: he/Kubera)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Relative location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्न/स्थानवाचक (relative adverb ‘where’)

• taptvā: having practiced (austerity)
• taptvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having performed austerity’

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (tapaḥ)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of taptvā)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanadeśvara-liṅga (Kubera-kṛta) near Rāhuliṅga, within Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (standard Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal sacred grove of Prabhāsa with two liṅgas—Rāhuliṅga nearby and a gleaming, jewel-like liṅga fashioned by Kubera; Kubera performs severe tapas with attendants holding lamps and offerings; the sea-breeze and temple flags frame the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Rāhuliṅga
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas and devotion centered on a Śiva-Liṅga transform destiny—spiritual merit can culminate even in worldly stewardship like wealth and guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Liṅga near Rāhuliṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, associated with Kubera (Dhanada).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as the means by which Kubera attained his station.