Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लिंगं महाप्रभावं हि सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तत्र चित्रेश्वरं पूज्य नरकान्न भवेद्भयम्

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ hi sarvapātakanāśanam | tatra citreśvaraṃ pūjya narakānna bhavedbhayam

Translation

That liṅga is indeed of great power, destroying all sins. Having worshipped Citreśvara there, one need not fear hell.

Word by Word

• liṅgam: the liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• mahā-prabhāvam: of great power
• mahā-prabhāvam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेतौ/निश्चये (indeed/for)

• sarva-pātaka-nāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pātaka-nāśanam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्); विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशे (there)

• citreśvaram: Citreśvara
• citreśvaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citra-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• pūjya: having worshipped / worshipping
• pūjya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + ya (यत्/णीय)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/absolutive sense of obligation); ‘पूज्य’ = to be worshipped; here used as पूर्वक्रिया ‘having worshipped’ (elliptic)

• narakāt: from hell
• narakāt: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• bhavet: would be/arise
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga of Citreśvara emanates power; devotees perform pūjā with lamps and bilva leaves; the atmosphere conveys release from fear and inner cleansing.

Characters & Entities

• Citreśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Naraka (hell)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship at a consecrated Śiva-liṅga is presented as transformative—purifying sin and removing fear of post-mortem suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citreśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Citreśvara at that site.