Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लकुले श्वरनामास्ति तस्य लिंगद्वयस्य वै । तद्दृष्ट्वा देवदेवस्य लिंगद्वयमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

lakule śvaranāmāsti tasya liṃgadvayasya vai | taddṛṣṭvā devadevasya liṃgadvayamanuttamam

Translation

ആ പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിന് ‘ലകുലീശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമമുണ്ട്; അവിടെ സത്യമായും രണ്ട് ലിംഗങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്. ദേവദേവനായ മഹാദേവന്റെ ആ അനുത്തമ ദ്വിലിംഗദർശനത്തിൽ ഭക്തൻ ഭക്തിഭാവത്തിൽ നിറയുന്നു।

Word by Word

• lakuleśvara-nāmā: named Lakuleśvara
• lakuleśvara-nāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lakuleśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya nāma lakuleśvaraḥ = whose name is Lakuleśvara)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• liṅga-dvayasya: of the pair of liṅgas
• liṅga-dvayasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed/emphatic)

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

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having seen)

• devadevasya: of the God of gods
• devadevasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• liṅga-dvayam: the pair of liṅgas
• liṅga-dvayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from surrounding adhyāya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakulīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches a small shrine marked 'Lakulīśvara'; inside, two liṅgas stand as twin emblems of Mahādeva, with offerings of bilva and water; the atmosphere conveys 'anuttama' sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Lakulīśvara
• Mahādeva (Devadeva)
• Liṅga-dvaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (reverent seeing) of Śiva’s sacred forms at a tīrtha is itself a purifying, elevating act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakulīśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, notable for its twin liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the merit of beholding the twin liṅgas.