Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

नित्यं पूजयते भक्त्या तल्लिंगं पापनाशनम् । दशवर्षसहस्राणि राज्यं चक्रे महामनाः

Transliteration

nityaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā talliṃgaṃ pāpanāśanam | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rājyaṃ cakre mahāmanāḥ

Translation

Setiap hari baginda memuja Liṅga itu dengan bhakti—Liṅga yang memusnahkan dosa. Dan sebagai insan berhati agung, baginda memerintah kerajaannya selama sepuluh ribu tahun.

Word by Word

• nityam: always
• nityam: Adhikarana (Temporal context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative) ‘always’

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pāpa-nāśanam: destroyer of sins
• pāpa-nāśanam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य नाशनम्) qualifying liṅgam

• daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi: for ten thousand years
• daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi: Kāla-adhvana (Duration/कालाध्वन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (दशवर्षाणां सहस्राणि = ten-thousand years) used as duration-accusative

• rājyam: kingdom, rule
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cakre: ruled
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahā-manāḥ: great-minded, noble
• mahā-manāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘great-minded’ (यस्य मनः महत् सः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ajogandha-liṅga (pāpanāśana)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the sanctum, the king performs daily liṅga-pūjā: abhiṣeka streams, bilva leaves placed with care, lamps glowing; outside, the kingdom thrives—orderly streets, harvest, and calm subjects—signifying rājya-siddhi through devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva Liṅga (Ajogandheśvara/Ajogandha)
• Ajogandha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady daily bhakti to Śiva purifies sin and supports a life of stability, prosperity, and righteous rule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ajogandha/Ajogandheśvara Liṅga-tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Puṣkara Māhātmya context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pūjā—daily worship of the Liṅga with devotion.