Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

संगालेश्वरमासाद्य प्रभासे पापनाशने । तपः कुर्वंति सततं प्रतिष्ठाप्य महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

saṃgāleśvaramāsādya prabhāse pāpanāśane | tapaḥ kurvaṃti satataṃ pratiṣṭhāpya maheśvaram

Translation

Parvenus à Saṅgāleśvara, à Prabhāsa, lieu qui détruit les péchés, ils y établirent Maheśvara (Śiva) et pratiquèrent sans cesse les austérités.

Word by Word

• संगालेश्वरम्: Saṅgāleśvara (a form of Śiva)
• संगालेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगाल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगालस्य ईश्वरः)

• आसाद्य: having approached
• आसाद्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु) (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive); ‘having reached/approached’

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचनम्; अधिकरणम् (location)

• पापनाशने: (in) the sin-destroying (place)
• पापनाशने: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिके; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘पापानां नाशनः’ इति; प्रभासस्य विशेषणम्

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; कर्म

• कुर्वन्ति: they perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) बहुवचनम्

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु) (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive); ‘having स्थापित/installed’

• महेश्वरम्: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘महान् ईश्वरः’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa—Saṅgāleśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, sages install a Śiva-liṅga (Maheśvara) with ritual vessels; afterward they sit in deep meditation around the newly established shrine. The liṅga glows, suggesting pāpa-nāśana power; coastal light and temple lamps frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgāleśvara
• Prabhāsa
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sin is overcome through sustained tapas and devoted establishment/worship of Śiva at a sacred tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṅgāleśvara at Prabhāsa, explicitly called a pāpa-nāśana (sin-destroying) place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (ritual establishment) of Maheśvara/Śiva and continuous tapas (austerity) as a devotional practice.