Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तदाप्रभृति तल्लिंगं मंकीश्वरमिति श्रुतम् । माघे मासे त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यामथापि वा

Transliteration

tadāprabhṛti talliṃgaṃ maṃkīśvaramiti śrutam | māghe māse trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāmathāpi vā

Translation

അന്നുമുതൽ ആ ലിംഗം ‘മങ്കീശ്വരം’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി. മാഘമാസത്തിൽ ത്രയോദശിയിലോ ചതുര്ദശിയിലോ,

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• प्रभृति: from (that time) onward
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time point/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरभ्य/ततः आरभ्य (from, since)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; लिङ्गं विशेषयति

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• मंकीश्वरम्: Maṃkīśvara
• मंकीश्वरम्: Karma (Object as name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंकी (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मंकीनाम् ईश्वरः)

• इति: as
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)

• श्रुतम्: was known/heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः (it is heard/known)

• माघे: in Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth (lunar day)
• त्रयोदश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (lunar day)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अथ: or else, also
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प/अनुक्रम (then/also)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṃkīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple inscription or oral proclamation spreads: the liṅga is famed as Maṃkīśvara; pilgrims gather in Māgha, especially on Trayodaśī and Caturdaśī, carrying lamps and offerings toward the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Maṃkīśvara
• Māgha (month)
• Trayodaśī
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Māgha, specific tithis) amplifies sacred place; pilgrimage and worship are aligned with auspicious lunar days.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṃkīśvara liṅga, established in Prabhāsa-kṣetra near Trisaṅgama.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship at Maṃkīśvara is recommended in Māgha on Trayodaśī or Caturdaśī.