Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

पूजयामासुरनिशं लिंगं तत्र स्वयंभुवम् । ततोऽसौ पार्थिवश्रेष्ठो लिंगस्यास्यप्रसादतः । संसिद्धिं परमां प्राप्तो दुर्ल्लभां त्रिदशैरपि

Transliteration

pūjayāmāsuraniśaṃ liṃgaṃ tatra svayaṃbhuvam | tato'sau pārthivaśreṣṭho liṃgasyāsyaprasādataḥ | saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ prāpto durllabhāṃ tridaśairapi

Translation

അവർ അവിടെ സ്വയംഭൂ ലിംഗത്തെ ഇടവിടാതെ പൂജിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ആ ലിംഗത്തിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ആ രാജശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ പരമസിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചു; അത് ദേവന്മാർക്കും ദുർലഭം.

Word by Word

• पूजयामासुः: worshipped
• पूजयामासुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनिशम्: constantly
• अनिशम्: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: continually)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्वयंभुवम्: self-manifest
• स्वयंभुवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय) + भू (धातु) → स्वयंभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; adjective of लिङ्गम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• असौ: that (man)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• पार्थिव-श्रेष्ठः: the best of kings
• पार्थिव-श्रेष्ठः: Apposition (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; 'best among kings'

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; demonstrative 'of this'

• प्रसादतः: through the grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ablative 'from/through grace'

• संसिद्धिम्: complete success
• संसिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; adjective of संसिद्धिम्

• प्राप्तः: attained
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) used as finite predicate; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with असौ

• दुर्लभाम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; adjective of संसिद्धिम्

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods
• त्रिदशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; instrumental of comparison/agency

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपवाद-अव्यय (even/also)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svayaṃbhū-liṅga at Prabhāsa

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas performing continuous worship around a naturally arisen liṅga; the king receives a luminous aura of accomplishment as Śiva’s grace descends.

Characters & Entities

• Svayaṃbhū Liṅga
• Tridaśa (gods)
• Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unbroken worship of a self-manifest liṅga, supported by divine grace, leads to the highest siddhi beyond ordinary celestial attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A svayaṃbhū liṅga shrine within Prabhāsa kṣetra, central to the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Aniśa (continuous) pūjā of the svayaṃbhū liṅga; emphasis on sustained worship.