Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

आराधितं महालिंगं संगालेश्वरनामभृत् । पूजयित्वा तु ते सर्वे दृष्ट्वा माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

ārādhitaṃ mahāliṃgaṃ saṃgāleśvaranāmabhṛt | pūjayitvā tu te sarve dṛṣṭvā māhātmyamuttamam

Translation

‘സംഗാലേശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമം ധരിച്ച ആ മഹാലിംഗം യഥാവിധി ആരാധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. അതിനെ പൂജിച്ച ശേഷം എല്ലാവരും അതിന്റെ ഉത്തമ മഹാത്മ്യം കണ്ടു ഭക്തിവിസ്മയത്തിൽ മുങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• ārādhitam: worshipped, propitiated
• ārādhitam: Karma (Object/कर्म) - qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु) → ārādhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjectival to "mahāliṅgam"

• mahā-liṅgam: the great liṅga
• mahā-liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• saṃgāla-īśvara-nāma-bhṛt: bearing the name ‘Saṃgāleśvara’
• saṃgāla-īśvara-nāma-bhṛt: Karma (Object/कर्म) - qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃgāla (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + √bhṛ (धातु) → bhṛt (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/agent noun) 'भृत्', पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; "नामभृत्" = 'name-bearing' qualifying "mahāliṅgam"

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) → pūjayitvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययभावे क्त्वा (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग (generic), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) - qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; "te"-विशेषण

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययभावे क्त्वा (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• māhātmyam: the greatness, the glory
• māhātmyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uttamam: supreme, excellent
• uttamam: Karma (Object/कर्म) - qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; "māhātmyam"-विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgāleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods complete a full pūjā: abhiṣeka streams over the liṅga, garlands and bilva cover the pedestal; after worship they gaze upon the liṅga’s radiance, their faces softened by reverence; a luminous aura fills the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgāleśvara
• Mahāliṅga
• Śiva (implied)
• Devas (collective)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Direct worship and personal ‘seeing’ (darśana) of a holy Liṅga reveals its māhātmya and deepens devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The Saṅgāleśvara Mahāliṅga at Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana and pūjā of the Saṅgāleśvara Liṅga.