Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ऋषयः कोटिसंख्यातास्तस्मिन्सिद्धा यतः प्रिये । तेन कोटीश्वरं लिंगं नाम्ना ख्यातं धरातले

Transliteration

ṛṣayaḥ koṭisaṃkhyātāstasminsiddhā yataḥ priye | tena koṭīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ nāmnā khyātaṃ dharātale

Translation

പ്രിയേ! അവിടെ കോടി സംഖ്യയിലെ ഋഷിമാർ സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചതിനാൽ, ആ ലിംഗം ഭൂമിയിൽ ‘കോടീശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി।

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• koṭi-saṃkhyātāḥ: numbering in crores
• koṭi-saṃkhyātāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyāta (कृदन्त; √khyā क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (ṛṣayaḥ इति)

• tasmin: in that (place)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• siddhāḥ: became accomplished/perfected
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (कृदन्त; √sidh क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः

• yataḥ: because
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; हेतुवाचक-अव्ययम् (because/for which reason)

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• tena: therefore/by that
• tena: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• koṭīśvaram: Koṭīśvara
• koṭīśvaram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (liṅgam इति)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• nāmnā: by name/as (its) name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• khyātam: became renowned/was known
• khyātam: Kriyā (Predicative complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyāta (कृदन्त; √khyā क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; (liṅgam इति विशेष्यस्य विधेयविशेषणम्)

• dharā-tale: on the earth
• dharā-tale: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (addressed as priye)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene coastal kṣetra with a Śiva-liṅga shrine; countless ṛṣis in matted locks sit in meditation around the liṅga, subtle radiance indicating siddhi; palm groves and sea-breeze atmosphere of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Koṭīśvara
• Liṅga
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is validated by realized beings: the sanctity of Koṭīśvara is tied to the siddhi of countless sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭīśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse provides the māhātmya-based name origin (khyāti) of the liṅga.