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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40

अद्यप्रभृति रुद्रस्य लिंगं संपूज्य भक्तितः । भविष्यामो न संदेहस्तथा पितृगणाश्च ये

adyaprabhṛti rudrasya liṃgaṃ saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ | bhaviṣyāmo na saṃdehastathā pitṛgaṇāśca ye

«Dès aujourd’hui, en adorant avec dévotion le liṅga de Rudra, nous connaîtrons la prospérité—sans aucun doute; et de même les assemblées des pitṛs, les ancêtres.»

adyatoday
adya:
Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)
prabhṛtifrom (this time) onward
prabhṛti:
Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprabhṛti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; आरम्भवाचक (from/beginning with)
rudrasyaof Rudra
rudrasya:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootrudra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)
liṅgamthe liṅga
liṅgam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)
saṃpūjyahaving worshipped
saṃpūjya:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsam-√pūj (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having worshipped’
bhaktitaḥwith devotion
bhaktitaḥ:
Hetu (Cause/Manner/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; प्रकार/हेतुवाचक (devoutly/with devotion)
bhaviṣyāmaḥwe shall be (devotees)/we shall (do so)
bhaviṣyāmaḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Future, 1st person plural, Parasmaipada)
nanot/no
na:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation)
saṃdehaḥdoubt
saṃdehaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक (likewise/also)
pitṛgaṇāḥthe groups of Pitṛs (ancestors)
pitṛgaṇāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pitṝṇāṃ gaṇāḥ) (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (and)
yewho
ye:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; relative pronoun)

Devas (collective statement after worship)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-liṅga (Prabhāseśvara)

Type: kshetra

Scene: The gods, hands folded, make a solemn vow: from this day they will worship Rudra’s liṅga; behind them, subtle imagery of pitṛs receiving satisfaction—calm, luminous ancestors in the background.

R
Rudra
L
Liṅga
P
Pitṛ-gaṇas (ancestors)
D
Devas

FAQs

Devotional worship uplifts not only the worshiper but also one’s lineage and ancestral continuum (pitṛs).

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Rudra’s liṅga is worshiped with promised benefits.

Daily/ongoing worship from ‘today onward’ (adyaprabhṛti) of Rudra’s liṅga with bhakti.