Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्नृपश्रेष्ठ सिद्धलिंगं सुसिद्धिदम् । सिद्धैस्तु स्थापितं लिंगं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca | tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha siddhaliṃgaṃ susiddhidam | siddhaistu sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

പുലസ്ത്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, തുടർന്ന് ഉത്തമ സിദ്ധി നൽകുന്ന സിദ്ധലിംഗത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുക. ആ ലിംഗം സിദ്ധന്മാർ സ്ഥാപിച്ചതും സർവ്വ മഹാപാതകങ്ങൾ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്।

Word by Word

• pulastyaḥ: Pulastya
• pulastyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वक्ता (speaker)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb of sequence)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nṛpaśreṣṭha: O best of kings
• nṛpaśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa-śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक; नृप + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• siddhaliṅgam: the Siddha-liṅga
• siddhaliṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha-liṅga (प्रातिपदिक; सिद्ध + लिङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object of going/seeing)

• susiddhidam: bestowing good success
• susiddhidam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-siddhi-da (प्रातिपदिक; सु + सिद्धि + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of siddhaliṅgam)

• siddhaiḥ: by the Siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-समूह (agents)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• sthāpitam: established
• sthāpitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of liṅgam)

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय (topic)

• sarvapātakanāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarvapātakanāśanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-pātaka-nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पातक + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of liṅgam)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhaliṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pulastya directs the king onward to Siddhaliṅga; Siddhas are depicted in the past installing the liṅga, with subtle yogic radiance; the shrine emanates a sense of accomplishment and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Siddhaliṅga
• Siddhas
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites founded by realized beings (Siddhas) are praised as powerful for purification and spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddhaliṅga, a Śiva-liṅga established by the Siddhas in the Arbuda region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake pilgrimage (gacchet) to Siddhaliṅga; worship is implied by the māhātmya context.