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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

तेन भूतेश्वरेत्युक्तं नाम तस्य पुरा किल । पंचविंशतितत्त्वानि ज्ञात्वा मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्

tena bhūteśvaretyuktaṃ nāma tasya purā kila | paṃcaviṃśatitattvāni jñātvā muktimavāpnuyāt

Ainsi, dans les temps anciens, son nom fut véritablement proclamé « Bhūteśvara ». Ayant connu les vingt-cinq tattva, on peut atteindre la délivrance (mokṣa).

tenatherefore/by that
tena:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
bhūteśvaraBhūteśvara (Lord of beings)
bhūteśvara:
Saṃjñā (Name/संज्ञा)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भूतानाम् ईश्वरः)
itithus
iti:
Vākyopasaṃhāra (Quotative/इति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक
uktamis said/called
uktam:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
nāmaname
nāma:
Viśeṣya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (नाम=‘called’)
tasyaof him/of that
tasya:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
purāformerly
purā:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)
kilaindeed/it is said
kila:
Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkila (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चय/श्रुत्यर्थक निपात
paṃcaviṃśati-tattvānithe twenty-five principles
paṃcaviṃśati-tattvāni:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpaṃcaviṃśati (संख्या) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चविंशतिः तत्त्वानि)
jñātvāhaving known
jñātvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jñā (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया
muktimliberation
muktim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmukti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
avāpnuyātmay attain
avāpnuyāt:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava-√āp (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha: Bhūteśvara

Type: kshetra

Listener: (ṛṣi assembly)

Scene: A concluding teaching: the sage affirms the ancient naming of Bhūteśvara and depicts liberation as a luminous ascent from the web of tattvas, with the liṅga as the still center; a seeker appears serene, as if released.

B
Bhūteśvara
M
Mukti
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25 Tattvas

FAQs

Sacred-site devotion is joined to liberating knowledge: understanding tattvas leads the seeker toward mukti.

Bhūteśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose very name is tied to cosmic principles and liberation.

The verse emphasizes tattva-jñāna as a liberating discipline; it complements, rather than replaces, the pūjā described earlier.