Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

तेन गुह्यं कृतं स्थानं तव देवि प्रकाशितम् । तत्र मे योगयुक्तस्य दिव्यं लिंगं बभूव ह

Transliteration

tena guhyaṃ kṛtaṃ sthānaṃ tava devi prakāśitam | tatra me yogayuktasya divyaṃ liṃgaṃ babhūva ha

Translation

അവൻ ആ സ്ഥാനത്തെ ഗുഹ്യമാക്കി വെച്ചിരുന്നു, ഹേ ദേവി; അത് ഇപ്പോൾ നിനക്കു വെളിപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. അവിടെ യോഗത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന എനിക്കായി ഒരു ദിവ്യ ലിംഗം പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that (by him/it)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Instrumental singular)

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गुह्’ धातोः भाव/योग्य-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (secret)

• कृतम्: made
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘made/done’ (past passive participle)

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Genitive singular)

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

• प्रकाशितम्: revealed
• प्रकाशितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+काश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘revealed/manifested’

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

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (my/to me)

• योगयुक्तस्य: of (one) united with yoga
• योगयुक्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युज्’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (योगेन युक्तः)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga, emblem
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बभूव: came to be, became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guhya-sthāna within Prabhāsa (liṅga-udbhava site)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma once concealed the sanctified spot; now Śiva reveals it to Devī. In the yogic stillness of Śiva, a divine liṅga appears—radiant yet serene.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Soma
• Divya Liṅga
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places preserve hidden mysteries that are revealed in due time, centered on Śiva’s yogic presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A secret/revealed sacred spot within Prabhāsa-kṣetra where a divine Liṅga manifested.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse establishes the sanctity of the Liṅga’s manifestation-site.