Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्प्रसन्ने सोमेन लब्धं लिङ्गमनुत्तमम् । प्रतिष्ठार्थं तु देवस्य आयाता द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tasminprasanne somena labdhaṃ liṅgamanuttamam | pratiṣṭhārthaṃ tu devasya āyātā dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

ആ പ്രഭു പ്രസന്നനായപ്പോൾ സോമൻ അനുത്തമമായ ലിംഗം ലഭിച്ചു. ദേവന്റെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠയ്ക്കായി ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജന്മാർ അവിടെ എത്തി.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: when/while he (that one)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• प्रसन्ने: being pleased
• प्रसन्ने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; (तस्मिन् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• सोमेन: by Soma
• सोमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• लब्धम्: obtained
• लब्धम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (लिङ्गम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed/supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (लिङ्गम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• प्रतिष्ठार्थम्: for the purpose of installation
• प्रतिष्ठार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रतिष्ठायाः अर्थः/हेतुः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• आयाताः: having come/arrived
• आयाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु) → आयात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle; गतार्थक); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; (द्विजसत्तमाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजेषु सत्तमाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (context: Īśvara/Śiva speaking in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara liṅga at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma receives an unsurpassed liṅga as Śiva’s grace; dvija-sattamas arrive carrying ritual vessels, kuśa grass, and scriptures to perform the consecration in the Prabhāsa shrine-space.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Someśvara (Śiva)
• Liṅga
• Dvija-sattamas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine favor leads not only to personal blessing but also to establishing enduring sacred worship through consecration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where a supreme liṅga is obtained and installed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (formal installation/consecration) of the liṅga with the participation of qualified dvijas.