Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

पुनश्चंद्रेण तत्प्राप्तं लिंगं चंद्रेश्वरं प्रिये । ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां नाशनं पुण्यवर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

punaścaṃdreṇa tatprāptaṃ liṃgaṃ caṃdreśvaraṃ priye | brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ nāśanaṃ puṇyavarddhanam

Translation

വീണ്ടും, പ്രിയേ, അതേ ലിംഗം ചന്ദ്രനാൽ പ്രാപിക്കപ്പെട്ടു ‘ചന്ദ്രേശ്വരൻ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. അത് ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാദി പാപങ്ങളെ നശിപ്പിച്ച് പുണ്യം വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—पुनरुक्ति/कालवाचक (again)

• चन्द्रेण: by the Moon
• चन्द्रेण: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्तम्: was obtained/received
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• चन्द्रेश्वरम्: Candreśvara (Lord of the Moon; name)
• चन्द्रेश्वरम्: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रह्महत्या-आदि-पापानाम्: of sins such as brahmahatyā
• ब्रह्महत्या-आदि-पापानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या + आदि + पाप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नाशनम्: destruction; remover
• नाशनम्: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुण्यवर्द्धनम्: increaser of merit
• पुण्यवर्द्धनम्: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candreśvara-liṅga (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Moon-god (Candra), wan and penitent, receives or ‘obtains’ the liṅga; as he worships, his radiance returns, and the liṅga is hailed as Candreśvara, destroyer of brahmahatyā and other sins.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Candreśvara
• brahmahatyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence at a tīrtha provides profound purification—even for the gravest transgressions—when approached with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Candreśvara liṅga in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights prāyaścitta-like फल (benefit): destruction of major sins and growth of puṇya.