Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

त्रेतायुगे महादेवि समुद्रेण महात्मना । रत्नैः संपूजितं लिंगं वर्षाणामयुतं प्रिये

Transliteration

tretāyuge mahādevi samudreṇa mahātmanā | ratnaiḥ saṃpūjitaṃ liṃgaṃ varṣāṇāmayutaṃ priye

Translation

Au temps du Tretā Yuga, ô Grande Déesse, l’Océan au grand cœur vénéra ce liṅga avec des joyaux durant dix mille ans, ô bien-aimée.

Word by Word

• tretā-yuge: in the Tretā age
• tretā-yuge: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tretā (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• samudreṇa: by the ocean
• samudreṇa: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• ratnaiḥ: with jewels
• ratnaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saṃpūjitam: worshipped; duly honored
• saṃpūjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūjita (कृदन्त; √pūj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• varṣāṇām: of years
• varṣāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ayutam: ten thousand
• ayutam: Viśeṣaṇa (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• priye: O beloved
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ādityeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Tretāyuga, the Ocean personified (Samudra) offers heaps of jewels at the Ādityeśvara liṅga for ten thousand years; waves form a throne-like backdrop, and gem-light reflects on the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is timeless—cosmic beings themselves honored the liṅga, revealing the depth of its sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga discussed in Adhyāya 43 (Ādityeśvara context), within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it provides a yuga-history establishing the liṅga’s long-standing worship and authority.