Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तदा प्रभृति भीमेशं पुनर्नामाऽभवच्छुभम् । दृष्टमात्रेण तेनैव सकृल्लिंगेन भामिनि

Transliteration

tadā prabhṛti bhīmeśaṃ punarnāmā'bhavacchubham | dṛṣṭamātreṇa tenaiva sakṛlliṃgena bhāmini

Translation

Dès lors, son nom de bon augure devint « Bhīmeśa » ; ô dame rayonnante, car il suffit de voir ce liṅga ne fût-ce qu’une seule fois…

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• prabhṛti: from that time onward
• prabhṛti: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhṛti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक/आरम्भवाचक (from, starting from)

• bhīmeśam: Bhīmeśa (name of the liṅga/deity)
• bhīmeśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (again)

• nāmā: name
• nāmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन; रूपम्: नाम

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘nāmā’)

• dṛṣṭa-mātreṇa: by mere seeing
• dṛṣṭa-mātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭa (√dṛś धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मात्रेण = ‘by mere’ + दृष्‍ट = ‘seeing’)

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• sakṛt: once
• sakṛt: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक/आवृत्तिवाचक (once)

• liṅgena: with/through the liṅga
• liṅgena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• bhāmini: O radiant lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधन (vocative)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced; vocative ‘bhāmini’ indicates address to Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhīmeśa liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhāminī (radiant lady)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine inscription or proclamation: ‘From then it became known as Bhīmeśa’; a devotee beholds the liṅga once and receives unseen purification; the narrator addresses a ‘bhāminī’ (radiant lady).

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmeśa (Bhīmeśvara)
• Liṅga
• Devī (implied by address)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha-māhātmya, even simple darśana—seeing the deity with faith—can become a complete spiritual act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhīmeśa/Bhīmeśvara liṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite; the verse highlights the fruit of darśana (seeing the liṅga even once).