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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

शंभुरुवाच । अग्रे तु मम सांनिध्यमस्मिंल्लिंगे महाप्रभो । विशेषतोऽधुना चंद्र तव भक्त्या निरंतरम्

śaṃbhuruvāca | agre tu mama sāṃnidhyamasmiṃlliṃge mahāprabho | viśeṣato'dhunā caṃdra tava bhaktyā niraṃtaram

Śambhu bersabda: “Sesungguhnya, kehadiran-Ku telah pun ditegakkan dalam liṅga ini sejak dahulu, wahai tuan yang agung. Namun kini, wahai Candra, kerana bhaktimu yang tidak terputus, ia akan terserlah di sini dengan cara yang istimewa.”

शंभुःŚambhu (Śiva)
शंभुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
अग्रेin front; beforehand
अग्रे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
तुbut; indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (निपात/particle; contrast/emphasis)
ममof me; my
मम:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (possessive)
सांनिध्यम्presence; proximity
सांनिध्यम्:
Karma/Predicate complement (Object/पूरक)
TypeNoun
Rootसांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; contextually predicate/accusative), एकवचन
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (liṅga agrees with ‘liṅge’)
लिंगेin the liṅga (emblem)
लिंगे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
महाप्रभोO great lord
महाप्रभो:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्रभु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
विशेषतःespecially
विशेषतः:
Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
अधुनाnow
अधुना:
Kala (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधुना (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (कालवाचक/temporal adverb)
चंद्रO Candra (Moon)
चंद्र:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
तवyour; of you
तव:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (possessive)
भक्त्याby devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
निरंतरम्continuously
निरंतरम्:
Sambandha (Continuity/निरन्तरता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb; used adverbially)

Śiva (Śambhu)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra liṅga

Type: kshetra

Listener: Candra

Scene: Śiva indicates the liṅga, conveying that his presence will become especially manifest due to Candra’s uninterrupted devotion; the liṅga glows subtly brighter.

Ś
Śiva
C
Candra
L
Liṅga
P
Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

Steady devotion draws forth a heightened experience of divine presence, even where the Lord is already worshipped.

Prabhāsakṣetra, centered on the liṅga where Śiva promises special sānnidhya.

No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on nirantara-bhakti (continuous devotion) as the key spiritual practice.