Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तल्लिंगमिति जानीहि प्रभासे संव्यवस्थितम् । अपवर्गमविज्ञेयं मनोरम्यमनामयम्

Transliteration

talliṃgamiti jānīhi prabhāse saṃvyavasthitam | apavargamavijñeyaṃ manoramyamanāmayam

Translation

പ്രഭാസത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതമായ അതെയേ ‘ലിംഗം’ എന്നു അറിയുക. അതു അപവർഗസ്വരൂപം; സാധാരണ ജ്ഞാനത്തിന് അതീതം; ഹൃദയഹരം, നിരാമയം.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• liṅgam: liṅga, sign (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• jānīhi: know
• jānīhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prabhāse: in Prabhāsa
• prabhāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• saṃvyavasthitam: well-established, firmly situated
• saṃvyavasthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + vi + ava + √sthā (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘well-established/स्थित’

• apavargam: liberation (apavarga)
• apavargam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apavarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• avijñeyam: unknowable
• avijñeyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vijñeya (√jñā + vi-; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक; भविष्यत्/योग्यतार्थक कृदन्त (यत्/अनीयर्-भाव), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘not to be known/unknowable’

• manoramyam: delightful to the mind
• manoramyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mano-ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मनसः रम्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• anāmayam: free from disease/sorrow
• anāmayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-liṅga (Somnātha/Prabhāsa Śiva in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, aniconic liṅga established on the Prabhāsa shore, haloed with calm light; pilgrims in quiet reverence; the sea-breeze and temple lamps suggest ‘anamaya’ (unafflicted) peace.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• liṅga
• Apavarga (mokṣa)
• Somēśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Prabhāsa Somēśvara liṅga is portrayed as a direct symbol and bestower of apavarga (liberation), transcending ordinary cognition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa (Prabhāsakṣetra), where the liṅga is said to be firmly established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; the verse emphasizes recognition (jñāna) of the liṅga’s liberating nature.