Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्यां स्नात्वा महादेवि यस्तल्लिगं प्रपूजयेत् । स मुक्तः पातकैर्घोरैर्गच्छेच्छिवपदं महत्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ snātvā mahādevi yastalligaṃ prapūjayet | sa muktaḥ pātakairghorairgacchecchivapadaṃ mahat

Translation

ഹേ മഹാദേവീ, അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ആ ലിംഗത്തെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കുന്നവൻ ഭയങ്കര പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനായി ശിവന്റെ മഹത്തായ പദം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• tasyām: in that (place)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(वाप्यां/तीर्थे)’ इति अध्याहारः

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु ‘to bathe’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): ‘having bathed’

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘liṅgam’ इति विशेषणम्

• liṅgam: (Śiva-)liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prapūjayet: should worship
• prapūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pūj (धातु ‘to worship’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• muktaḥ: freed
• muktaḥ: Karta-pradhana (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (कृदन्त, √muc मुच् ‘to release’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP): ‘released/freed’

• pātakaiḥ: from sins (by/with sins as reference)
• pātakaiḥ: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ghoraiḥ: terrible
• ghoraiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘pātakaiḥ’ इति विशेषणम्

• gacchet: would go
• gacchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु ‘to go’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śiva-padam: the abode/state of Śiva
• śiva-padam: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): ‘शिवस्य पदम्’

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘śiva-padam’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candravāpī–Ajīgarteśvara

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim descends the steps of a moon-emblem well at dawn, water shimmering; then offers bilva leaves and a lamp to a dark stone liṅga in a small shrine, with Śiva’s presence felt as serene radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Ajīgarteśvara Liṅga
• Snāna
• Śiva-pada
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Candravāpī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification (snāna) joined to worship (liṅga-pūjā) is presented as a complete path: cleansing, devotion, and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The bathing-place associated with Candravāpī and the Ajīgarteśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe there (snāna) and worship the Ajīgarteśvara Liṅga (liṅga-pūjā).