Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ये चैतत्पूजयिष्यंति लिंगं भक्तियुता नराः । अजेयास्ते भविष्यंति शत्रूणां दर्पनाशनाः

Transliteration

ye caitatpūjayiṣyaṃti liṃgaṃ bhaktiyutā narāḥ | ajeyāste bhaviṣyaṃti śatrūṇāṃ darpanāśanāḥ

Translation

Those men who, endowed with devotion, worship this Liṅga will become unconquerable, and they will shatter the pride of their enemies.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ (this)

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ṇic (प्रेरण)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; causative (पूजयति)

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

• bhakti-yutāḥ: endowed with devotion
• bhakti-yutāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (भक्त्या युताः = endowed with devotion)

• narāḥ: men/people
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ajeyāḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyāḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग (अ + जेय)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• bhaviṣyanti: will become/will be
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• śatrūṇām: of enemies
• śatrūṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• darpa-nāśanāḥ: destroyers of (enemies') pride
• darpa-nāśanāḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दर्पस्य नाशनाः = destroyers of pride)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanadeśvara-liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A warrior-devotee bows to a Śiva-liṅga before battle; a halo of protection surrounds him while shadowy foes’ arrogance collapses, symbolized by broken banners.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Dhanadeśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of Śiva’s Liṅga grants inner strength and divine protection, turning arrogance and hostility powerless.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Dhanadeśvara Liṅga within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-yukta Liṅga-pūjā—worship of this specific Liṅga with devotion.