Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा लिंगप्रभावं तु ततश्चागत्य भूतलम् । वज्रेणाच्छादयामास समंतात्स वरानने

Transliteration

jñātvā liṃgaprabhāvaṃ tu tataścāgatya bhūtalam | vajreṇācchādayāmāsa samaṃtātsa varānane

Translation

Ayant compris la puissance merveilleuse du Liṅga, il descendit alors sur la terre et, ô toi au beau visage, le recouvrit de toutes parts du Vajra.

Word by Word

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययीभावरूप-कृदन्तम् (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• liṅgaprabhāvam: the power of the liṅga
• liṅgaprabhāvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; लिङ्गस्य प्रभावः (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्ययम् (but/indeed)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्ययम् (then)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (and)

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययीभावरूप-कृदन्तम् (gerund); 'having come'

• bhūtalam: to the earth's surface
• bhūtalam: Gati (Destination/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूमेः तलम् (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• vajreṇa: with the thunderbolt
• vajreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• ācchādayāmāsa: covered
• ācchādayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√chad (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; causative stem (णिच्): आच्छादयामास = covered

• samantāt: on all sides
• samantāt: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: परितः-अर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: on all sides)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• varānane: O beautiful-faced one
• varānane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः: वरम् आननं यस्याः सा (O fair-faced one)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (liṅga precinct)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra descends from Svarga, vajra in hand, encircling the liṅga’s region with a luminous, diamond-like barrier; the earth around the shrine glows with protective geometry.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Indra
• Vajra
• Bhūtala (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Liṅga’s sanctity is portrayed as immensely potent, compelling even Indra to respond and attempt to contain its results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra and its Śaiva liṅga-associated holiness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse highlights the consequence of liṅga-related merit and Indra’s reaction.