Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति तल्लिंगं नारदेश्वरभैरवम् । ख्यातं लोके महादेवि सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti talliṃgaṃ nāradeśvarabhairavam | khyātaṃ loke mahādevi sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

അന്നുമുതൽ, ഹേ മഹാദേവി, ആ ലിംഗം ‘നാരദേശ്വര ഭൈരവം’ എന്ന പേരിൽ ലോകത്തിൽ സർവ്വപാപനാശകനായി പ്രസിദ്ധമായി.

Word by Word

• ततः: from then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (from then)

• प्रभृति: onwards, since
• प्रभृति: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भवाचक-अव्यय (since, starting from)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘लिङ्गम्’ इति विशेषणम् (that)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• नारदेश्वरभैरवम्: Nāradeśvara-Bhairava
• नारदेश्वरभैरवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नारदस्य ईश्वरः—नारदेश्वरः; तद्विशिष्टः भैरवः)

• ख्यातम्: renowned
• ख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘is renowned’

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्); ‘लिङ्गम्/ख्यातम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāradeśvara Bhairava-liṅga

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prominent liṅga-shrine bearing the name Nāradeśvara Bhairava; pilgrims gather with folded hands as the deity’s renown spreads—inscriptions, banners, and oral recitation proclaim 'sarva-pātaka-nāśana'.

Characters & Entities

• Nāradeśvara Bhairava
• Liṅga
• Devī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha and its deity become ‘world-renowned’ because they embody divine mercy—especially the power to dissolve sin through devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāradeśvara Bhairava liṅga associated with Prabhāsa-kṣetra (near Brahmakuṇḍa in the ongoing narrative).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship of the Nāradeśvara Bhairava liṅga for removal of sins.