Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

नित्यं पूजयते भक्त्या तल्लिंगं पापनाशनम् । दशवर्षसहस्राणि राज्यं चक्रे महामनाः

Transliteration

nityaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā talliṃgaṃ pāpanāśanam | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rājyaṃ cakre mahāmanāḥ

Translation

ព្រះអង្គបានបូជាលិង្គនោះជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃដោយសទ្ធា—លិង្គដែលបំផ្លាញបាប។ ហើយដោយមានចិត្តធំទូលាយ ព្រះអង្គបានគ្រងរាជ្យលើនគររយៈពេលដប់ពាន់ឆ្នាំ។

Word by Word

• nityam: always
• nityam: Adhikarana (Temporal context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative) ‘always’

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pāpa-nāśanam: destroyer of sins
• pāpa-nāśanam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य नाशनम्) qualifying liṅgam

• daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi: for ten thousand years
• daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi: Kāla-adhvana (Duration/कालाध्वन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (दशवर्षाणां सहस्राणि = ten-thousand years) used as duration-accusative

• rājyam: kingdom, rule
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cakre: ruled
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahā-manāḥ: great-minded, noble
• mahā-manāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘great-minded’ (यस्य मनः महत् सः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ajogandha-liṅga (pāpanāśana)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the sanctum, the king performs daily liṅga-pūjā: abhiṣeka streams, bilva leaves placed with care, lamps glowing; outside, the kingdom thrives—orderly streets, harvest, and calm subjects—signifying rājya-siddhi through devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva Liṅga (Ajogandheśvara/Ajogandha)
• Ajogandha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady daily bhakti to Śiva purifies sin and supports a life of stability, prosperity, and righteous rule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ajogandha/Ajogandheśvara Liṅga-tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Puṣkara Māhātmya context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pūjā—daily worship of the Liṅga with devotion.