Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

पूर्वभागे महालिंगं कृत्वा यज्ञविधिक्रियाम् । एवं कृते महादेवि विमुक्तः पातकैरभूत्

Transliteration

pūrvabhāge mahāliṃgaṃ kṛtvā yajñavidhikriyām | evaṃ kṛte mahādevi vimuktaḥ pātakairabhūt

Translation

കിഴക്കുഭാഗത്ത് മഹാലിംഗം പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ച് യജ്ഞവിധിപ്രകാരം കര്‍മ്മങ്ങള്‍ അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു. ഹേ മഹാദേവി, ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്തതോടെ അവന്‍ പാപങ്ങളില്‍നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനായി.

Word by Word

• pūrvabhāge: in the eastern part
• pūrvabhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पूर्वस्य भागः)

• mahāliṃgam: a great liṅga
• mahāliṃgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् लिङ्गम्)

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Sambandha (Purvakala/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• yajñavidhi-kriyām: the ritual act according to sacrificial rule
• yajñavidhi-kriyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य विधिः; तस्य क्रिया)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• kṛte: when it was done/after doing thus
• kṛte: Sambandha (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती देवী)

• vimuktaḥ: freed/released
• vimuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + muc (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)

• pātakaiḥ: by/ from sins (as means/cause)
• pātakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (addressing ‘Mahādevī’ within the narration; likely a Purāṇic storyteller voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, pūrvabhāga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the eastern precinct of Prabhāsa, a devotee completes a great liṅga installation; priests perform yajña-rites with homa fire, ladles, and mantra recitation; the atmosphere is purificatory and solemn.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Liṅga
• Yajña-vidhi
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred place, Śiva-symbol (Liṅga), and correct rite (yajña-vidhi) unite, the pilgrim attains strong purification from pāpa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra—especially its eastern sector where the Mahāliṅga and yajña-rites are described.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing a Mahāliṅga and performing yajña-vidhi-kriyā (sacrificially ordained ritual actions).