Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

विस्फुलिङ्गा लिङ्गमध्ये स्पन्दन्ते स्नानयोगतः । द्वितीयः प्रत्ययस्तत्र तैलबिन्दुर्न सर्पति

Transliteration

visphuliṅgā liṅgamadhye spandante snānayogataḥ | dvitīyaḥ pratyayastatra tailabindurna sarpati

Translation

Dans le Liṅga, des étincelles sont vues frémir lorsque l’ablution est accomplie. Voici le second signe en ce lieu : une goutte d’huile ne rampe ni ne s’étale.

Word by Word

• visphuliṅgāḥ: sparks
• visphuliṅgāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: visphuliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• liṅga-madhye: in the middle of the liṅga
• liṅga-madhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• spandante: throb / quiver
• spandante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spand (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• snāna-yogataḥ: due to the act/connection of bathing
• snāna-yogataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (Singular); हेतुः (cause)

• dvitīyaḥ: second
• dvitīyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) प्रत्ययः

• pratyayaḥ: proof / sign
• pratyayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• taila-binduḥ: a drop of oil
• taila-binduḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taila (प्रातिपदिक) + bindu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); समासः: taila-bindu = 'drop of oil'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• sarpati: moves / creeps
• sarpati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (continuing explanation to a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda Koṭiliṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Avanīpati / king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests pour water in abhiṣeka over a liṅga; within the stone, tiny sparks shimmer; nearby, a small oil drop placed on the surface remains still, not spreading—witnessed by astonished pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Śūlabheda (contextual tīrtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames tīrtha-power as experiential—signs appear during worship, strengthening faith and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda’s Liṅga-site within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing/ablution) associated with the Liṅga is referenced.