Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्र कृत्वा तपश्चोग्रं लिंगं देवैः प्रतिष्ठितम् । तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि कृतकृत्यः प्रजायते

Transliteration

tatra kṛtvā tapaścograṃ liṃgaṃ devaiḥ pratiṣṭhitam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi kṛtakṛtyaḥ prajāyate

Translation

അവിടെ ദേവന്മാർ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ച ലിംഗത്തിൽ കടുത്ത തപസ്സു അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, ഹേ ദേവി! അതിനെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ കൃതകൃത്യനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• उग्रम्: severe; intense
• उग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: installed
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• तम्: that (liṅga)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• मानवः: a man; human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished what is to be done; fulfilled
• कृतकृत्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• प्रजायते: is born; becomes
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amareśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim ascetic near a radiant liṅga by the sea: seated in meditation with matted hair, minimal clothing, surrounded by devas’ subtle presence; upon opening eyes and beholding the liṅga, a halo of fulfillment surrounds the pilgrim.

Characters & Entities

• Amareśvara
• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not tourism but transformation: austerity and darśana culminate in a sense of fulfilled dharma and life-purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The deva-installed liṅga of Amareśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tapas (austerity) there and take darśana of the liṅga.