Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

कार्तिकं सकलं यस्तु पूजयेद्ब्रह्मणा सह । ब्रह्मेश्वरं महालिंगं स मुक्तः पातकैर्भवेत्

Transliteration

kārtikaṃ sakalaṃ yastu pūjayedbrahmaṇā saha | brahmeśvaraṃ mahāliṃgaṃ sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet

Translation

Quiconque, durant tout le mois de Kārtika, vénère le grand Liṅga de Brahmeśvara avec Brahmā, est délivré des fautes et des péchés.

Word by Word

• कार्तिकम्: Kārtika (month/observance)
• कार्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• सकलम्: entire, whole
• सकलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; kārtikam इति विशेषणम्; accusative singular neuter

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun; nominative singular masculine

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should worship

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Sahakāraka (Instrument/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular masculine

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• ब्रह्मेश्वरम्: Brahmeśvara (Lord Brahmā/Śiva as Brahmeśvara)
• ब्रह्मेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः ईश्वरः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; accusative singular masculine

• महालिङ्गम्: the great liṅga
• महालिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; महत् लिङ्गम् इति कर्मधारय; accusative singular neuter

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun; nominative singular masculine

• मुक्तः: freed, liberated
• मुक्तः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (कृदन्त; √muc)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), passive past participle; nominative singular masculine

• पातकैः: from sins / by sins (i.e., with respect to sins)
• पातकैः: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural neuter

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; would become

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmeśvara Mahāliṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: During the full Kārtika month, devotees daily worship the towering Brahmeśvara Mahāliṅga; Brahmā is depicted nearby as a four-faced deity offering lotuses, while lamps line the temple corridor.

Characters & Entities

• Kārtika
• Brahmā
• Brahmeśvara
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kārtika is elevated as a powerful sacred time where sustained worship of Śiva’s Liṅga yields deep purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, focusing on Brahmeśvara Mahāliṅga (within the Prabhāsa sacred circuit).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily or sustained pūjā for the full Kārtika month, centered on Brahmeśvara Mahāliṅga (a Kārtika-vrata style observance).