Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

लिंगादीशानभागे तु संस्थिता सुरसुन्दरि

Transliteration

liṃgādīśānabhāge tu saṃsthitā surasundari

Translation

Wahai jelita para dewa, dia bersemayam di sana, pada bahagian Īśāna (timur laut) bagi Liṅga.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गात्: from the liṅga
• लिङ्गात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• ईशानभागे: in the northeastern part
• ईशानभागे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—ईशानः भागः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• संस्थिता: is situated; stands
• संस्थिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘संस्थित’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• सुरसुन्दरि: O beautiful celestial lady
• सुरसुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; समासः—सुरा इव सुन्दरी / सुरेषु सुन्दरी (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (liṅga precinct)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Surasundarī (celestial maiden)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A liṅga in the sanctum with a clearly indicated northeast corner where a radiant feminine presence (devī/kalā) stands or is enshrined; a celestial maiden is addressed by the narrator.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Īśāna (northeast)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred space is mapped with directional sanctity; divinities are understood as present in specific quarters around the liṅga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, describing the divine presence in relation to a Śiva-liṅga there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it gives a directional/locational instruction about where the deity is situated.