Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 136

Devanagari script

एवं समर्थिते यज्ञे सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । स्थापयित्वा तु लिंगानि जग्मुः सर्वे यथागतम्

Transliteration

evaṃ samarthite yajñe sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | sthāpayitvā tu liṃgāni jagmuḥ sarve yathāgatam

Translation

Ainsi, lorsque le sacrifice fut accompli selon le rite, tous les dieux — avec Indra — établirent des liṅga, puis tous s’en allèrent, retournant comme ils étaient venus.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• समर्थिते: (in) the completed/arranged
• समर्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थय् (धातु) → समर्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; यज्ञे इति विशेषण (when the sacrifice was duly completed/assisted)

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; देवाः इति विशेषण

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सवासवाः: along with Indra
• सवासवाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वासव (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (वासवेन सह) = 'together with Indra'

• स्थापयित्वा: having स्थापित/installed
• स्थापयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् → स्थापय्; त्वा-प्रत्यय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having established)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• लिंगानि: liṅgas (emblems)
• लिंगानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (देवाः) पुनरुक्त-विशेषण

• यथागतम्: as they had come
• यथागतम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + आगत (कृदन्त); समास
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (as they had come / in the same manner as arrival)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A completed yajña-śālā at Prabhāsa: sacred fires subdued, devas with Indra solemnly installing multiple liṅgas on clean pedestals, then departing skyward in orderly procession.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Liṅga
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A fulfilled yajña culminates in establishing enduring symbols of worship—liṅgas—so that devotion continues beyond the event.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where divine beings themselves establish liṅgas, sanctifying the landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation of Śiva-liṅgas) following the completion of a yajña.