Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

मध्यमेश्वरसंस्थं च तथा पाशुपतेश्वरम् । शंकुकर्णेश्वरं चैव भद्रेश्वरमथापि च

Transliteration

madhyameśvarasaṃsthaṃ ca tathā pāśupateśvaram | śaṃkukarṇeśvaraṃ caiva bhadreśvaramathāpi ca

Translation

S’y trouvent aussi le siège de Madhyameśvara, ainsi que Pāśupateśvara; puis Śaṅkukarṇeśvara, et encore Bhadreśvara.

Word by Word

• मध्यमेश्वरसंस्थम्: (the shrine) situated at Madhyameśvara
• मध्यमेश्वरसंस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम-ईश्वर-संस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; मध्यम + ईश्वर + संस्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; ‘मध्यमेश्वरे संस्थम्’ (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘likewise’

• पाशुपतेश्वरम्: Pāśupateśvara
• पाशुपतेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; पाशुपत + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; ‘पाशुपतस्य ईश्वरः’ (tatpuruṣa)

• शङ्कुकर्णेश्वरम्: Śaṅkukarṇeśvara
• शङ्कुकर्णेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कु-कर्ण-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; शङ्कु + कर्ण + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• भद्रेश्वरम्: Bhadreśvara
• भद्रेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; भद्र + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर (sequencing particle) — ‘then/also’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — ‘also’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Madhyameśvara / Pāśupateśvara / Śaṅkukarṇeśvara / Bhadreśvara (within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied by the surrounding address in this passage-cycle)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-path within Prabhāsa lined with small stone liṅga-shrines; each shrine bears a distinct name—Madhyameśvara, Pāśupateśvara, Śaṅkukarṇeśvara, Bhadreśvara—while the sea-breeze and temple flags suggest the coastal kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Madhyameśvara
• Pāśupateśvara
• Śaṅkukarṇeśvara
• Bhadreśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is a confluence of many forms of Śiva, inviting pilgrims to honor multiple liṅga-shrines within one sacred field.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the naming of its prominent Śaiva shrines (Madhyameśvara, Pāśupateśvara, etc.).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit pilgrimage/visit (darśana) to these shrines; no specific vrata or dāna is stated in this verse.