Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततस्तं पूजयामास दिवारात्रमतंद्रितः । ततो देहावसानेऽसौ गतो यत्र महेश्वरः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tatastaṃ pūjayāmāsa divārātramataṃdritaḥ | tato dehāvasāne'sau gato yatra maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Īśvara said: “Then he worshipped that liṅga day and night without weariness; and when his body fell away, he went to the realm where Maheśvara is.”

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनुक्रम-बोधक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pūjayāmāsa: worshipped/honoured
• pūjayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (आमास-प्रयोगः)

• divārātram: day and night
• divārātram: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (as an adverbial accusative: day and night)

• ataṃdritaḥ: unwearied, untiring
• ataṃdritaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + taṃdrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (not lazy/unwearied)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनुक्रम-बोधक (then)

• deha-avasāne: at the end of the body (at death)
• deha-avasāne: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + avasāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dehasya avasānaḥ)

• asau: he (that person)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• gataḥ: went, departed
• gataḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• maheśvaraḥ: Mahēśvara (Great Lord, Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Adhikarana (Goal-location implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgameśvara (Prabhāsa-saṅgama)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (Uddālaka or the narrative’s protagonist) performs continuous worship of the liṅga day and night; lamps burn through darkness; at death, a luminous Śiva-realm vision opens.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālaka (implied)
• Maheśvara
• Saṃgameśvara Liṅga (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, tireless worship culminates in union with the Lord’s own state/abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃgameśvara at the Prabhāsa Kṣetra confluence, where worship leads to Śiva-attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā performed continuously (day and night) with unwavering diligence.