Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

यानि लिंगानि भूर्लोके सोमेशस्तेषु मे प्रियः । अस्मिंल्लिंगे गुणा ये तु ते देवि विदिता मम

Transliteration

yāni liṃgāni bhūrloke someśasteṣu me priyaḥ | asmiṃlliṃge guṇā ye tu te devi viditā mama

Translation

ഭൂലോകത്തിലെ ലിംഗങ്ങളിലൊക്കെയും സോമേശൻ എനിക്ക് അത്യന്തം പ്രിയൻ. ദേവീ, ഈ ലിംഗത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന ഗുണങ്ങൾ എനിക്ക് നന്നായി അറിയപ്പെട്ടവയാണ്.

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas, emblems
• लिङ्गानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• भूः: earth
• भूः: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (भूर्लोके इति समासे उत्तरपद)

• सोमेशः: Someśa (Lord Soma/Śiva)
• सोमेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य ईशः)

• तेषु: among/in those
• तेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• प्रियः: dear, beloved
• प्रियः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सोमेशः)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गुणाः: qualities
• गुणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• विदिताः: known
• विदिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु) + क्त → विदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; (गुणाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• मम: to me / of me
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśa/Somanātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara speaks to Devī, indicating the world’s many liṅgas and singling out Someśa at Prabhāsa as especially dear; the liṅga radiates a quiet, ocean-lit brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Someśa-liṅga
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among many sacred manifestations, particular liṅgas are singled out as especially beloved and powerful for grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Someśa/Someśvara liṅga within its sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite here; it introduces the liṅga’s special guṇas, typically leading to worship instructions in surrounding verses.