Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

लिंगं महाप्रभावं तुं स्वयंभूतं व्यवस्थितम् । तत्र संनिहितो देवः शंकरः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ tuṃ svayaṃbhūtaṃ vyavasthitam | tatra saṃnihito devaḥ śaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Di sana berdiri Liṅga yang berkuasa agung, terzahir dengan sendirinya (svayambhū) dan teguh bersemayam. Di sana juga Dewa Śaṅkara, Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, hadir bersemayam.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• महाप्रभावम्: of great power
• महाप्रभावम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + प्रभाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• स्वयंभूतम्: self-manifested
• स्वयंभूतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वयंभूत (प्रातिपदिक; स्वयं + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

• व्यवस्थितम्: well-established
• व्यवस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• संनिहितः: present/nearby
• संनिहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + नि + धा (धातु) → संनिहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Apposition (Same referent/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; देव-विशेष-नाम

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Apposition (Same referent/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय; उपाधि

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśa/Somnātha-associated svayambhū liṅga (as indicated in the immediate context)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful, self-manifest liṅga standing firm near the sea; Śaṅkara’s unseen yet palpable presence radiates—pilgrims feel awe, lamps flicker in sea-wind.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Śaṅkara
• Parameśvara
• Svayaṃbhū Liṅga
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The self-manifest Liṅga signifies uncaused grace: the Divine reveals Himself and remains tangibly present for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The svayaṃbhū (self-manifest) Liṅga situated in the sacred core of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated, but the verse implicitly centers darśana and worship of the svayaṃbhū Liṅga.