Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

लिंगे चैव स्थितं सर्वं जगदेतच्चराचरम् । तस्माल्लिंगे सदा देवः पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

liṃge caiva sthitaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram | tasmālliṃge sadā devaḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ

Translation

ചരാചരങ്ങളായ ഈ സമസ്ത ലോകവും ലിംഗത്തിൽ തന്നെ സ്ഥാപിതമാണ്; അതുകൊണ്ട് ലിംഗസ്ഥനായ ദേവനെ എപ്പോഴും പരിശ്രമത്തോടെ പൂജിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• liṃge: in the liṅga
• liṃge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/only)

• sthitam: is situated/abides
• sthitam: Kriya (Predicative state/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त) → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (Apposition to sarvam/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying jagat)

• carācaram: moving and unmoving
• carācaram: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (चर + अचर), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying jagat)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाव (ablative used adverbially: ‘therefore/from that’)

• liṃge: in the liṅga
• liṃge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• devaḥ: the Lord / god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pūjanīyaḥ: should be worshipped
• pūjanīyaḥ: Kriya (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + anīya (अनीयर्) → pūjanīya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• prayatnataḥ: with effort, diligently
• prayatnataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Manner adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘प्रयत्नतः’ = प्रयत्नेन/यत्नपूर्वकं

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara-liṅga at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga at Someshvara is shown as containing the cosmos: tiny figures of beings, mountains, rivers, and stars subtly emanate within its glow; devotees perform abhiṣeka with focused effort.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Deva (Śiva implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Liṅga is presented as the locus of the cosmos; worship becomes alignment with the universe’s sacred ground.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is general to Liṅga-worship but occurs within the Prabhāsa–Someśvara māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular, diligent pūjā (worship) of the Deity in the Liṅga.