Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्येश्वरंनाम पूर्वं कृतयुगेऽभवत् । कलौ सिद्धेश्वरमिति प्रसिद्धिमगमत्प्रिये

Transliteration

jaigīṣavyeśvaraṃnāma pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge'bhavat | kalau siddheśvaramiti prasiddhimagamatpriye

Translation

പ്രിയേ, മുൻപ് കൃതയുഗത്തിൽ ഇതിന് ‘ജൈഗീഷവ്യേശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; എന്നാൽ കലിയുഗത്തിൽ ഇത് ‘സിദ്ധേശ്വര’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി.

Word by Word

• jaigīṣavya-īśvaram: Jaigīṣavyeśvara (name of the deity/liṅga)
• jaigīṣavya-īśvaram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaigīṣavya (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जैगीषव्यस्य ईश्वरः)

• nāma: by name / called
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (नाम-शब्दः ‘called/namely’ as particle)

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• kṛta-yuge: in the Kṛta Yuga
• kṛta-yuge: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृतं युगम्)

• abhavat: was / existed
• abhavat: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kalau: in Kali (Yuga)
• kalau: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (कलियुगे)

• siddheśvaram: Siddheśvara
• siddheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धानाम् ईश्वरः)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• prasiddhim: fame / renown / the appellation
• prasiddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• agamat: attained / came to
• agamat: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jaigīṣavyeśvara / Siddheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A single ancient liṅga is shown with two name-banners: ‘Jaigīṣavyeśvara’ (Kṛta-yuga memory) and ‘Siddheśvara’ (Kali-yuga fame). A sage recites lineage while pilgrims in contemporary dress worship, showing continuity across time.

Characters & Entities

• Jaigīṣavyeśvara
• Siddheśvara
• Kṛta-yuga
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites carry yuga-specific traditions; the same divinity may be approached through names that evolve with time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddheśvara/Jaigīṣavyeśvara liṅga of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse preserves the yuga-based nomenclature for proper identification and remembrance.