Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

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

Transliteration

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

Translation

ଶମ୍ଭୁ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୋ, ଏହି ଲିଙ୍ଗରେ ମୋର ସାନ୍ନିଧ୍ୟ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଥିଲା; କିନ୍ତୁ ହେ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର, ତୁମର ନିରନ୍ତର ଭକ୍ତିରୁ ଏବେ ଏହା ଏଠାରେ ବିଶେଷ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେବ।

Word by Word

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अग्रे: in front; beforehand
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; contrast/emphasis)

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (possessive)

• सांनिध्यम्: presence; proximity
• सांनिध्यम्: Karma/Predicate complement (Object/पूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; contextually predicate/accusative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (liṅga agrees with ‘liṅge’)

• लिंगे: in the liṅga (emblem)
• लिंगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महाप्रभो: O great lord
• महाप्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्रभु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/temporal adverb)

• चंद्र: O Candra (Moon)
• चंद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तव: your; of you
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (possessive)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• निरंतरम्: continuously
• निरंतरम्: Sambandha (Continuity/निरन्तरता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb; used adverbially)

Speaker

Śiva (Śambhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

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

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Candra
• Liṅga
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

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

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

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

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

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