Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततः प्राभासिके क्षेत्रे तपस्तेपे महातपाः । स्थापयामास लिंगं तु तत्र देवस्य शूलिनः

Transliteration

tataḥ prābhāsike kṣetre tapastepe mahātapāḥ | sthāpayāmāsa liṃgaṃ tu tatra devasya śūlinaḥ

Translation

त्यानंतर त्या महातपस्वीने प्राभासिक क्षेत्रात तप केले आणि तेथेच शूलधारी देवाचे लिंग स्थापित केले.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Discourse link/प्रसङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereupon/from that)

• प्राभासिके: in Prābhāsa-related
• प्राभासिके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राभासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (in Prābhāsika)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• तेपे: performed
• तेपे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'performed austerity'

• महातपाः: the great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् तपाः)

• स्थापयामास: installed
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्थापय्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative 'caused to be established/installed'

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic/contrast particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• शूलिनः: of Śūlin (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण-नाम (one who has a trident)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yameśvara (liṅga of Śūlin/Śiva established in Prabhāsa by Dharmarāja)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharmarāja, austere and radiant, performs tapas on the sandy/rocky Prabhāsa ground; he installs a Śiva-liṅga with ritual water, bilva leaves, and a trident emblem nearby; the atmosphere is charged with Śiva’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Dharmarāja (Yama)
• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and devotion culminate in establishing a Śiva-liṅga, showing how sacred geography is created and sanctified through tapas and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prābhāsika kṣetra), the setting where the liṅga connected with Yameśvara becomes established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation of a liṅga) are indicated as the devotional acts.