Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

पूजयिष्यंति ये चान्ये लिंगमेतत्समाहिताः । एवं ते वांछितां सिद्धिं भूयो यास्यंति सद्गतिम्

Transliteration

pūjayiṣyaṃti ye cānye liṃgametatsamāhitāḥ | evaṃ te vāṃchitāṃ siddhiṃ bhūyo yāsyaṃti sadgatim

Translation

Und auch andere — wer mit gesammeltem Geist diesen Liṅga verehrt — wird so die ersehnte Vollendung erlangen und darüber hinaus den guten Pfad (selige Bestimmung) erreichen.

Word by Word

• पूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘will worship’

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — सम्बन्धवाचक; कर्तृपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — ‘others’

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्मपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘लिङ्गम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• समाहिताः: with focused mind
• समाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ye/anye)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित (कृदन्त, √धा with सम्+आ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — कर्तृविशेषण; ‘collected/attentive’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — ‘thus/in this way’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — कर्तृपद

• वाञ्छिताम्: desired
• वाञ्छिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of siddhim)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त, √वाञ्छ्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘सिद्धिम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण; ‘desired’

• सिद्धिम्: success; attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्मपद

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरर्थक/अधिक्य) — ‘again; moreover’

• यास्यन्ति: will attain; will go to
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘will go/attain’

• सद्गतिम्: a good state/destination
• सद्गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्मपद; ‘good destination/state’

Speaker

Rati (implied by immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmeśvara (liṅga) at Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims with folded hands and focused gaze offer flowers, bilva leaves, and water to a radiant liṅga in a coastal Prabhāsa shrine; the atmosphere suggests both wish-fulfillment and liberation-bound auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Kāmeśvara (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused worship (samādhi-like attentiveness) brings both worldly fulfillment (siddhi) and higher spiritual well-being (sadgati).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the praise of worship at the Kāmeśvara Liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of this Liṅga with a collected and attentive mind (samāhita-citta).