Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

स्थापितं तु महल्लिंगं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् । उषेश्वरेति विख्यातं सर्वसिद्धिप्रपूजितम्

Transliteration

sthāpitaṃ tu mahalliṃgaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam | uṣeśvareti vikhyātaṃ sarvasiddhiprapūjitam

Translation

അവിടെ സർവ്വസിദ്ധി പ്രസാദിക്കുന്ന മഹാലിംഗം സ്ഥാപിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. അത് “ഉഷേശ്വരൻ” എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി, എല്ലാ സിദ്ധിപ്രാപ്തിക്കുമായി ഭക്തർ ആരാധിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• स्थापितम्: installed
• स्थापितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (caus.) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘caused to be established/installed’ (लिङ्गम् इत्यर्थे)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — ‘but/indeed’

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘great’ (लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचनम्

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्: bestowing all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि-प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘giver of all attainments’ (लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्)

• उषेश्वरा: Uṣeśvara
• उषेश्वरा: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक: उषा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता/नाम), एकवचनम्; नामरूपेण — ‘Uṣeśvara’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक) — ‘thus/so called’

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘renowned’ (लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्)

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रपूजितम्: worshipped for all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रपूजितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि-प्र-पूजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘worshipped for all attainments / worshipped by (seekers of) all siddhis’ (लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uṣeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A great, newly established Śiva-liṅga radiating tejas, with pilgrims offering bilva, water, and lamps; the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa and nearby Somnātha ambience implied; the liṅga is revered as Uṣeśvara, ‘worshipped for all siddhis.’

Characters & Entities

• Uṣeśvara
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra-liṅga is presented as a living conduit of grace: worship anchored in sacred geography leads to siddhi and spiritual fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Uṣeśvara-liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, famed as bestowing all siddhis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General prescription of worship (pūjā) of Uṣeśvara for attaining siddhis; no specific items or tithis are stated here.