Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । अवश्यं तव कर्त्तास्मि प्रतिष्ठां शंकरात्मिकाम् । त्वदाराधनलिंगे तु सोमेशेऽतिविशेषतः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | avaśyaṃ tava karttāsmi pratiṣṭhāṃ śaṃkarātmikām | tvadārādhanaliṃge tu someśe'tiviśeṣataḥ

Translation

Brahmā said: “Surely I shall perform your consecration—one that is of Śaṅkara’s very nature. And in your worshipful liṅga, in Somēśa especially, it shall be done with particular excellence.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अवश्यम्: certainly, necessarily
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्त्ता: doer, performer
• कर्त्ता: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठाम्: consecration, installation
• प्रतिष्ठाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शंकरात्मिकाम्: of Śaṅkara’s nature
• शंकरात्मिकाम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकर + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying प्रतिष्ठाम्)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-समासपूर्वपद (genitive base in compound)

• आराधनलिङ्गे: in the worship-liṅga
• आराधनलिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• सोमेशे: in/at Someśa (Lord Soma)
• सोमेशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अतिविशेषतः: especially, in particular
• अतिविशेषतः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतिविशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somēśa/Somēśvara (Somnātha)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā speaks, promising to perform the Śaṅkara-natured consecration, emphasizing special excellence for the Somēśa liṅga; a ritual setting with altar, kalashas, and attendants is implied.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Somēśa (Someśvara)
• liṅga-pratiṣṭhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration is not merely formal; it is meant to embody Śiva’s presence—ritual becomes a vehicle of real sanctification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the special establishment of Somēśa (Someshvara) there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brahmā’s undertaking of the liṅga-pratiṣṭhā, with special emphasis on the Somēśa liṅga.