Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति तल्लिंगं विख्यातं धरणीतले । तत्रास्ति निर्मलं तोयं गिरिगह्वरनिःसृतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti talliṃgaṃ vikhyātaṃ dharaṇītale | tatrāsti nirmalaṃ toyaṃ girigahvaraniḥsṛtam

Translation

അന്നുമുതൽ ആ ലിംഗം ഭൂമിയിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി. അവിടെ പർവ്വതഗുഹയിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴുകിവരുന്ന നിർമ്മല ജലവും ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• ततः: from then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — from then/onwards

• प्रभृति: onwards; starting from
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhṛti (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/आरम्भवाचक) — ‘from (that) time’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण (that)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga; emblem
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√khyā (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘विख्यात’ (renowned)

• धरणीतले: on the earth’s surface
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धरण्याः तलम्’ (surface of the earth)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — there

• अस्ति: exists; is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘is/exists’

• निर्मलम्: pure; spotless
• निर्मलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गिरिगह्वरनिःसृतम्: issuing from a mountain cave
• गिरिगह्वरनिःसृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: giri + gahvara + nis√sṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — समास: ‘गिरिगह्वरात् निःसृतम्’ (flowing out from a mountain-cave); कृदन्त (क्त) ‘निःसृत’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pārtheśvara-kṣetra with cavern-spring

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (mahīpate)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A famed liṅga shrine near a clear spring/stream pouring from a dark mountain cavern; pilgrims collect water in vessels; the landscape feels pristine and sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtheśvara linga (implied)
• sacred spring/stream (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is marked not only by deity-presence but also by purifying sacred waters that support pilgrimage practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pārtheśvara linga locale, noted for its renowned shrine and a pure water source from a mountain cavern.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly supports tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing) by highlighting the availability of pure sacred water.