Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लिंगं महाप्रभावं तु दर्शनात्पापनाशनम् । कपिलोनाम राजर्षिर्यत्र तप्त्वा महातपः

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ tu darśanātpāpanāśanam | kapilonāma rājarṣiryatra taptvā mahātapaḥ

Translation

«Le liṅga qui s’y trouve est d’une grande puissance ; sa seule vision détruit les péchés. C’est le lieu où le sage royal nommé Kapila accomplit de puissantes austérités.»

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• महाप्रभावम्: of great power/effect
• महाप्रभावम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्रभाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• दर्शनात्: from (its) seeing; by दर्शन
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापनाशन (प्रातिपदिक: पाप + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

• कपिलः: Kapila
• कपिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha/Qualifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (indeclinable indicating name)

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक: राजन् + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तप्त्वा: having performed austerity
• तप्त्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); धातु: तप् (to do austerity/heat)

• महातपः: (one of) great austerity
• महातपः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक: महा + तपस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapileśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The powerful Kapileśvara liṅga radiates sanctity; Kapila the royal sage is shown performing severe austerities nearby, establishing the shrine’s potency; pilgrims receive sin-cleansing darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Kapileśvara
• Kapila (rājarṣi)
• Śiva-liṅga
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a consecrated Śiva-liṅga in a tīrtha is presented as a direct purifier, rooted in the tapas of realized sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapileśvara liṅga-site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing/visitation) of the liṅga is highlighted as spiritually efficacious.