Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणस्त्वीशभावेन गतस्तुष्टिं यतो हरः । तेन ब्रह्मेश्वरं नाम तस्मिंल्लिंगे पुराऽभवत्

Transliteration

brahmaṇastvīśabhāvena gatastuṣṭiṃ yato haraḥ | tena brahmeśvaraṃ nāma tasmiṃlliṃge purā'bhavat

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ ഈശ്വരഭാവപൂർണ്ണ ഭക്തിയിൽ ഹരൻ പ്രസന്നനായി; അതിനാൽ പുരാതനകാലത്ത് ആ ലിംഗത്തിന് ‘ബ്രഹ്മേശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമം ലഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (but/indeed)

• īśabhāvena: by (his) lordly state
• īśabhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—ईशस्य भावः (lordly nature/state)

• gataḥ: attained/went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘गतः’ = went/attained

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction/pleasure
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yataḥ: because/wherefrom
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक (because/whence)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tena: therefore/by that
• tena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• brahmeśvaram: (the name) Brahmeśvara
• brahmeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः ईश्वरः

• nāma: name
• nāma: Visheshana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम-शब्दः (as ‘name’)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• liṅge: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅge: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• abhavat: came to be/was
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmeśvara (liṅga) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A ‘varavarṇinī/bhāminī’ (fair-complexioned lady; often Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā stands in reverence before a radiant Śiva-liṅga in Prabhāsa; Hara’s pleased presence is suggested by a gentle aura, with attendants and tīrtha landscape motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Brahmeśvara (Liṅga-name)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Names of sacred icons memorialize devotion; the devotee’s bhāva becomes a lasting mark upon the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, via the liṅga named Brahmeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific procedure is listed; the verse emphasizes that sincere worship brings divine pleasure (tuṣṭi).