Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तत्र विधानेन यस्तल्लिंगं प्रपूजयेत् । स मुक्तः पातकैः सर्वैः कोटियज्ञफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

snātvā tatra vidhānena yastalliṃgaṃ prapūjayet | sa muktaḥ pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ koṭiyajñaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Quiconque s’y baigne selon le rite prescrit et adore dûment ce Liṅga est délivré de toutes les fautes et obtient un mérite égal à un crore de sacrifices.

Word by Word

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• vidhānena: by the prescribed procedure
• vidhānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘लिङ्गम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prapūjayet: should worship
• prapūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्र- (prapūj-)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• muktaḥ: freed
• muktaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (is freed)

• pātakaiḥ: from sins
• pātakaiḥ: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; हेतौ/सह (by/from sins)

• sarvaiḥ: all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘पातकैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• koṭiyajñaphalam: the fruit of a crore of sacrifices
• koṭiyajñaphalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi-yajña-phala (प्रातिपदिक; कोटि + यज्ञ + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭīśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī) as implied interlocutor in adjacent verses/chapters

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim completes ritual bathing at Prabhāsa, approaches a radiant Koṭīśvara-liṅga adorned with bilva leaves and flowers; priests hold lamps; the sea-breeze and conch-sound frame the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭīśvara Liṅga
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Properly performed devotion (snāna and pūjā) at a sanctified liṅga is upheld as a powerful purifier and merit-multiplier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭīśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhānena snāna (ritual bathing as prescribed) followed by prapūjā (formal worship) of the liṅga.