Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विश्वावसुरुवाच । एतल्लिंगं सुरश्रेष्ठ ध्यात्वा मनसि निश्चयम् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोतु प्रसादात्तव शंकर

Transliteration

viśvāvasuruvāca | etalliṃgaṃ suraśreṣṭha dhyātvā manasi niścayam | sarvānkāmānavāpnotu prasādāttava śaṃkara

Translation

Viśvāvasu berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik di antara para dewa, wahai Śaṅkara—dengan bermeditasi pada liṅga ini dalam batin dengan tekad teguh, semoga seseorang meraih segala keinginan berkat prasāda-Mu.”

Word by Word

• विश्वावसुः: Viśvāvasu (a Gandharva)
• विश्वावसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक-नाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुरश्रेष्ठ: O best of the gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां श्रेष्ठः)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म-क्रिया

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• निश्चयम्: certainty, firm resolve
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (as object/complement)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (कमान्)

• कामान्: desires, wishes
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अवाप्नोतु: may (he) obtain
• अवाप्नोतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/विधिलिङ्-आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

Speaker

Viśvāvasu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (liṅga)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāvasu (as petitioner) gestures toward the liṅga while addressing Śaṅkara; the liṅga radiates subtle light, indicating meditative potency.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāvasu
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused meditation on the liṅga, supported by firm resolve, is portrayed as a channel for Śiva’s grace to accomplish life’s aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddheśvara liṅga site in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, praised for granting desired attainments through Śiva’s prasāda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-dhyāna (meditation on the liṅga) with niścaya (steadfast determination), seeking Śiva’s grace.