Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एकादशमदृश्यं हि क्षेत्रमध्ये भविष्यति । पावयिष्यति तत्क्षेत्रमेकादशः स्वयं विभुः

Transliteration

ekādaśamadṛśyaṃ hi kṣetramadhye bhaviṣyati | pāvayiṣyati tatkṣetramekādaśaḥ svayaṃ vibhuḥ

Translation

പതിനൊന്നാമത്തെ ലിംഗം അദൃശ്യമായി ക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ പ്രാദുര്ഭവിക്കും. ആ പതിനൊന്നാമൻ—സ്വയം വിഭു—ആ മുഴുവൻ ക്ഷേത്രത്തെയും പവിത്രമാക്കും.

Word by Word

• एकादशम्: the eleventh
• एकादशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; ‘eleventh’

• अदृश्यम्: invisible
• अदृश्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ

• क्षेत्रमध्ये: in the middle of the sacred field
• क्षेत्रमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; क्षेत्र-मध्ये = ‘in the middle of the field’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पावयिष्यति: will purify
• पावयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु) [णिच् causative: पावय]
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• एकादशः: the Eleventh (deity/form)
• एकादशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘the Eleventh (one)’

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मार्थक (reflexive adverb: oneself)

• विभुः: the all-pervading Lord
• विभुः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Adṛśya Ekādaśa-liṅga (Vibhu) at Bhṛgu-kṣetra center

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahman-sage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva reveals that an eleventh liṅga will be adṛśya (invisible) at the kṣetra’s center, and that this Vibhu-form purifies the entire sacred region—suggesting a radiant emptiness or a haloed space rather than a visible icon.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhu (Śiva)
• Ekādaśa (eleventh) liṅga
• kṣetra-madhya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s presence is not limited to what is seen; the unseen divine center sanctifies the whole sacred landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The central sanctifying point within Bhṛgu-kṣetra where the adṛśya (invisible) liṅga abides.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied reverence toward the kṣetra’s center and its liṅga-manifestation; no detailed rite is specified.