Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लिंगं महाप्रभावं तु ब्रह्मपुत्रेण पूजितम् । सनत्कुमारमुनिना श्रद्धया हेम पुष्करैः

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ tu brahmaputreṇa pūjitam | sanatkumāramuninā śraddhayā hema puṣkaraiḥ

Translation

Ce liṅga, d’une grande puissance divine, fut vénéré par le fils de Brahmā—le sage Sanatkumāra—avec foi, au moyen de lotus d’or.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (object described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• महाप्रभावम्: of great power
• महाप्रभावम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् प्रभावः यस्य) विशेषणं (लिङ्गम्)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ब्रह्मपुत्रेण: by Brahmā’s son
• ब्रह्मपुत्रेण: Karana (agent/instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः)

• पूजितम्: worshipped
• पूजितम्: Kriya (passive predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (worshipped)

• सनत्कुमारमुनिना: by the sage Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारमुनिना: Karana (agent/instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सनत्कुमारः मुनिः)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (means/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हेम: golden
• हेम: Karana (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (अव्ययवत्) प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोगः; विशेषणं (पुष्करैः) = golden

• पुष्करैः: with lotuses
• पुष्करैः: Karana (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkareśvara (liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sanatkumāra, youthful sage, performs liṅga-pūjā with radiant golden lotuses; the liṅga emits a subtle aura indicating ‘mahāprabhāva’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-linga
• Brahmā
• Sanatkumāra
• Puṣkara (lotus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest sages honor Śiva through devoted worship—śraddhā makes offerings spiritually efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Puṣkareśvara liṅga of Prabhāsa Kṣetra, renowned for its extraordinary spiritual power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of the liṅga with faith, using offerings such as lotuses (puṣkara), here described as ‘golden lotuses’.