Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

स्थापितं कामदेवेन तल्लिंगं विष्णुसूनुना । ज्ञात्वा तद्वैष्णवं स्थानं कलौ पातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

sthāpitaṃ kāmadevena talliṃgaṃ viṣṇusūnunā | jñātvā tadvaiṣṇavaṃ sthānaṃ kalau pātakanāśanam

Translation

വിഷ്ണുപുത്രനായ കാമദേവൻ ആ ലിംഗം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു. ആ സ്ഥലം വൈഷ്ണവസ്വഭാവമുള്ളതെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞാൽ, കലിയുഗത്തിൽ അത് പാപനാശകമാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• स्थापितम्: established
• स्थापितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate participle/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative + क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (set up/established)

• कामदेवेन: by Kāmadeva
• कामदेवेन: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्तृकरणे (by Kāmadeva)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक (that)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• विष्णुसूनुना: by Viṣṇu's son
• विष्णुसूनुना: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('son of Viṣṇu'); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्तृकरणे (by the son of Viṣṇu)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive: having known)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशक

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (Vaiṣṇava)

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; युगवाचक (in Kali age)

• पातकनाशनम्: sin-destroying
• पातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('destroyer of sins'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्थानम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued from 158.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Anaṅgeśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāmadeva, youthful and radiant, installs a Śiva-liṅga at Anaṅgeśvara; subtle Vaiṣṇava markers (conch/discus motifs) appear in the shrine décor, indicating ‘Vaiṣṇava-sthāna’ character; pilgrims seek sin-removal in Kali-yuga.

Characters & Entities

• Kāmadeva
• Viṣṇu
• Anaṅgeśvara (implied)
• Kali Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, sacred places and their worship are emphasized as accessible means for purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Anaṅgeśvara (its liṅga) within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, characterized as a Vaiṣṇava-associated sacred spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly: approach with knowledge and reverence of the site’s sanctity; it highlights pāpa-nāśa in Kali.