Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लकुले श्वरनामास्ति तस्य लिंगद्वयस्य वै । तद्दृष्ट्वा देवदेवस्य लिंगद्वयमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

lakule śvaranāmāsti tasya liṃgadvayasya vai | taddṛṣṭvā devadevasya liṃgadvayamanuttamam

Translation

There is a sacred place known as Lakulīśvara, where indeed there are two liṅgas. On beholding those unsurpassed twin liṅgas of the God of gods (Mahādeva), one is filled with reverence.

Word by Word

• lakuleśvara-nāmā: named Lakuleśvara
• lakuleśvara-nāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lakuleśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya nāma lakuleśvaraḥ = whose name is Lakuleśvara)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• liṅga-dvayasya: of the pair of liṅgas
• liṅga-dvayasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed/emphatic)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having seen)

• devadevasya: of the God of gods
• devadevasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• liṅga-dvayam: the pair of liṅgas
• liṅga-dvayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from surrounding adhyāya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakulīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches a small shrine marked 'Lakulīśvara'; inside, two liṅgas stand as twin emblems of Mahādeva, with offerings of bilva and water; the atmosphere conveys 'anuttama' sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Lakulīśvara
• Mahādeva (Devadeva)
• Liṅga-dvaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (reverent seeing) of Śiva’s sacred forms at a tīrtha is itself a purifying, elevating act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakulīśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, notable for its twin liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the merit of beholding the twin liṅgas.