Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति तल्लिंगं विख्यातं धरणीतले । तत्रास्ति निर्मलं तोयं गिरिगह्वरनिःसृतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti talliṃgaṃ vikhyātaṃ dharaṇītale | tatrāsti nirmalaṃ toyaṃ girigahvaraniḥsṛtam

Translation

Sejak saat itu, liṅga tersebut menjadi masyhur di muka bumi. Di sana juga ada air yang suci, memancar keluar dari gua di perut gunung.

Word by Word

• ततः: from then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — from then/onwards

• प्रभृति: onwards; starting from
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhṛti (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/आरम्भवाचक) — ‘from (that) time’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण (that)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga; emblem
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√khyā (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘विख्यात’ (renowned)

• धरणीतले: on the earth’s surface
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धरण्याः तलम्’ (surface of the earth)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — there

• अस्ति: exists; is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘is/exists’

• निर्मलम्: pure; spotless
• निर्मलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गिरिगह्वरनिःसृतम्: issuing from a mountain cave
• गिरिगह्वरनिःसृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: giri + gahvara + nis√sṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — समास: ‘गिरिगह्वरात् निःसृतम्’ (flowing out from a mountain-cave); कृदन्त (क्त) ‘निःसृत’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pārtheśvara-kṣetra with cavern-spring

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (mahīpate)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A famed liṅga shrine near a clear spring/stream pouring from a dark mountain cavern; pilgrims collect water in vessels; the landscape feels pristine and sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtheśvara linga (implied)
• sacred spring/stream (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is marked not only by deity-presence but also by purifying sacred waters that support pilgrimage practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pārtheśvara linga locale, noted for its renowned shrine and a pure water source from a mountain cavern.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly supports tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing) by highlighting the availability of pure sacred water.