Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

इदं यत्सागरोपांते तिष्ठते लिंगमुत्तमम् । धरामध्यगतं तच्च देवानां दृष्टिगोचरम्

Transliteration

idaṃ yatsāgaropāṃte tiṣṭhate liṃgamuttamam | dharāmadhyagataṃ tacca devānāṃ dṛṣṭigocaram

Translation

Ce Liṅga suprême qui se tient au bord de l’océan—bien qu’établi dans la terre—demeure dans la vision et la conscience des dieux.

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• sāgara-upānte: at the seashore, near the ocean
• sāgara-upānte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara-upānta (प्रातिपदिक; sāgara + upānta)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (सागरस्य उपान्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tiṣṭhate: stands, remains
• tiṣṭhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• liṅgam: (Śiva-)liṅga, emblem
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent, supreme
• uttamam: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; लिङ्गम्-विशेषण

• dharā-madhya-gatam: situated in the middle of the earth
• dharā-madhya-gatam: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharā-madhya-gata (प्रातिपदिक; dharā + madhya + gata)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (धरायाः मध्ये गतम्), कृदन्त: √gam (गम्) क्त-प्रत्यय 'गत'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (लिङ्गम्/इदम्)-विशेषण

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• dṛṣṭi-gocaram: visible, within sight
• dṛṣṭi-gocaram: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭi-gocara (प्रातिपदिक; dṛṣṭi + gocara)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (दृष्टेः गोचरः = दृष्टिगोचरः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (तत्/लिङ्गम्)-विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāgara-tīra Liṅga at Prabhāsa (Somnātha coastal liṅga tradition)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor/audience (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga stands at the ocean’s edge; though rooted within the earth, it is depicted as subtly luminous, with devas in the sky gazing upon it; waves lap at the shore under a vast horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is a meeting-point of worlds: the divine becomes accessible through a sanctified form and place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa on the sea-coast, associated with a revered Śiva-liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse identifies the liṅga’s location and sanctity, preparing for installation instructions.