Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

येये च ददृशुर्लिंगं मूलचण्डीशसंज्ञकम् । तदा च मुनयः सर्वे सदेहाः स्वर्गमाययुः

Transliteration

yeye ca dadṛśurliṃgaṃ mūlacaṇḍīśasaṃjñakam | tadā ca munayaḥ sarve sadehāḥ svargamāyayuḥ

Translation

Et tous ceux qui contemplèrent le Liṅga nommé Mūlacaṇḍīśa—alors, tous les sages gagnèrent le ciel avec leurs corps intacts.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-प्रयोगः (relative pronoun)

• ye: (those) who
• ye: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थकः (conjunction)

• dadṛśuḥ: (they) saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (लिङ्ग) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñakam: named ‘Mūla-Caṇḍīśa’
• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūla (मूल) + caṇḍīśa (चण्डीश) + saṃjñaka (संज्ञक) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (मूलचण्डीश इति संज्ञा यस्य/मूलचण्डीश-संज्ञक); नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (liṅgam इति विशेष्यम्)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थकः

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; (munayaḥ इति विशेष्यम्)

• sa-dehāḥ: with their bodies
• sa-dehāḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (Agent qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (स) + deha (देह) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सह देहेन = with body); पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• svargam: to heaven
• svargam: Gati/Karman (Goal as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (स्वर्ग) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• āyayuḥ: (they) went; attained
• āyayuḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā- + √yā (या)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; 'they went/attained'

Speaker

Śiva (Mahēśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa-liṅga (at Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant ancient liṅga named Mūlacaṇḍīśa stands in a sacred coastal grove; assembled sages behold it and, in a sudden miracle, rise upward with luminous bodies toward svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Mūlacaṇḍīśa Liṅga
• Munis (sages)
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the sacred Liṅga at a great tīrtha can bestow extraordinary fruit, symbolizing liberation-like elevation through grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Liṅga called Mūlacaṇḍīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-darśana is central; the verse implies pilgrimage and reverent viewing as a potent devotional act.