Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्लिंगं त्रिःकृत्वा प्रयतः शुचिः । अग्नीषोमात्मकं कर्म तेन सर्वं कृतं भवेत्

Transliteration

sūryācandramasorliṃgaṃ triḥkṛtvā prayataḥ śuciḥ | agnīṣomātmakaṃ karma tena sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ bhavet

Translation

ശുചിയും നിയന്ത്രിതനുമായിട്ട് സൂര്യ-ചന്ദ്ര ലിംഗത്തിന് മൂന്നു പ്രാവശ്യം അനുഷ്ഠാനം ചെയ്യണം. ഇത് അഗ്നി-സോമസ്വഭാവമായ കർമ്മം; ഇതാൽ സകല ധർമ്മകൃത്യവും പൂർത്തിയായതായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• sūryācandramasoḥ: of the Sun and the Moon
• sūryācandramasoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya + candramas (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य-चन्द्रमस्-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive: “of Sun and Moon”)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• triḥ: thrice
• triḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Frequency/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: triḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (numeral adverb)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• prayataḥ: disciplined/controlled
• prayataḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied agent)

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied agent)

• agnīṣomātmakam: of the nature of Agni and Soma
• agnīṣomātmakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni + soma + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि- + सोम- + आत्मक-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying karma)

• karma: rite/action
• karma: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object; “rite”)

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by that/thereby)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ (subject of bhavet)

• kṛtam: done/accomplished
• kṛtam: Karya-bhava (Result state/कार्यभाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate adjective)

• bhavet: would become/is considered
• bhavet: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual instruction within Someśvara Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūrya–Candra-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, purified and composed, performs three cycles of worship before a liṅga marked by solar and lunar emblems; flames and cool moonlight motifs intertwine, suggesting Agni and Soma as one act.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Candra
• Liṅga
• Agni
• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wholehearted, purified worship—especially at a famed tīrtha—can be treated as fulfilling one’s core dharmic obligations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Someśvara Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing worship/rite of the Sūrya–Candra liṅga three times, with purity and restraint.