Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

दान्ताः शांता जितक्रोधा ब्राह्मणास्ते तपस्विनः । तल्लिंगस्य प्रभावेन सिद्धिं ते परमां गताः

Transliteration

dāntāḥ śāṃtā jitakrodhā brāhmaṇāste tapasvinaḥ | talliṃgasya prabhāvena siddhiṃ te paramāṃ gatāḥ

Translation

ആ തപസ്വിയായ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ദാന്തരും ശാന്തരും ക്രോധജിതരുമായിരുന്നു; ആ ലിംഗത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ അവർ പരമസിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• दान्ताः: self-controlled
• दान्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ब्राह्मणाः/ते)

• शान्ताः: peaceful
• शान्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• जित-क्रोधाः: whose anger is conquered
• जित-क्रोधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (जि धातु, कृदन्त: क्त/PPP) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (जितः क्रोधः येषाम्) विशेषण

• ब्राह्मणाः: brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तपस्विनः: ascetics, practitioners of austerity
• तपस्विनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ब्राह्मणाः/ते)

• तत्-लिङ्गस्य: of that liṅga
• तत्-लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तत् + लिङ्ग)

• प्रभावेन: by the power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सिद्धिम्)

• गताः: attained, reached
• गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्रियार्थे (finite sense: 'attained/went to')

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa liṅga (kṣetra-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmin ascetics with serene faces and restrained posture stand or sit near a radiant liṅga; a subtle aura emanates from the liṅga, signifying ‘prabhāva’ granting paramā siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Brāhmaṇa ascetics
• Pāśupatas
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner virtues—restraint, peace, and mastery over anger—combined with reverence for the Liṅga are presented as the direct path to supreme siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Liṅga of Śrīmukha-vana within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose prabhāva (spiritual potency) is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; the verse emphasizes tapas (ascetic discipline) and the sanctifying influence of the Liṅga.