Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्मात्क्षेत्रफलाकांक्षी नित्यं तल्लिंगमाश्रयेत्

Transliteration

tasmātkṣetraphalākāṃkṣī nityaṃ talliṃgamāśrayet

Translation

Therefore, one who longs for the fruit of the sacred kṣetra should always take refuge in that liṅga.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘तस्मात्’ = therefore/from that

• क्षेत्रफलाकाङ्क्षी: one who desires the fruit of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रफलाकाङ्क्षी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आकाङ्क्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रस्य फलम्) + तदर्थक-विशेषणम् (आकाङ्क्षी = इच्छुकः)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: always)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ = that (referring to the liṅga)

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

• आश्रयेत्: should resort to / take refuge in
• आश्रयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (That) Prabhāsa-liṅga / presiding liṅga of the kṣetra (contextually linked to Kṣemaṅkareśvara/Somnatha complex)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, hands folded, stands before the Prabhāsa liṅga within a coastal shrine; lamps flicker, bilva leaves and water offerings are arranged; the sea-wind and conch-sound suggest the nearby sāgara.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣemeśvara
• Śiva (liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The fullest benefit of a tīrtha is gained through steady devotion—regular reliance on the deity of the place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kṣemeśvara liṅga shrine within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-āśraya (daily devotional resort) to the liṅga—regular worship and remembrance.