Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अथ ते पंचमं वच्मि सिद्धलिगं महाप्रभम् । ब्रह्मणो नैरृते भागे धनुषां षोडशे स्थितम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | atha te paṃcamaṃ vacmi siddhaligaṃ mahāprabham | brahmaṇo nairṛte bhāge dhanuṣāṃ ṣoḍaśe sthitam

Translation

ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ଏବେ ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ପଞ୍ଚମ, ମହାପ୍ରଭ ସିଦ୍ଧଲିଙ୍ଗ ବିଷୟ କହୁଛି; ଏହା ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ନୈଋତ୍ୟ (ଦକ୍ଷିଣ-ପଶ୍ଚିମ) ଭାଗରେ ଷୋଳ ଧନୁ ଦୂରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ।

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• atha: then/now
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-सम्बोधक/क्रमसूचक (sequence marker)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-रूपसदृशं; चतुर्थी (4th/dative) एकवचन ‘ते’ (to you)

• paṃcamam: the fifth (one)
• paṃcamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcama (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषणम्

• vacmi: I tell/speak
• vacmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• siddhaliṅgam: the Siddha-liṅga
• siddhaliṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha-liṅga (प्रातिपदिक; सिद्ध + लिङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• mahāprabham: greatly radiant
• mahāprabham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-prabha (प्रातिपदिक; महा + प्रभ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (siddhaliṅgam)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• nairṛte: in the south-western
• nairṛte: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nairṛta (प्रातिपदिक; direction)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषणम् (bhāge)

• bhāge: part/region
• bhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• dhanuṣām: of bows (as a measure)
• dhanuṣām: Sambandha (Measure/genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; परिमाण-सम्बन्धे (measure)

• ṣoḍaśe: at sixteen (bows)
• ṣoḍaśe: Adhikarana (Measure-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक; numeral)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; परिमाण-विशेषणम् (dhanuṣām understood)

• sthitam: situated/placed
• sthitam: Kriya (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhaliṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Pārvatī, pointing toward the south-west; a luminous liṅga (Siddhaliṅga) is envisioned at a measured distance, with a subtle sacred map-like layout of the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Siddhaliṅga
• Brahmā
• Prabhāsa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are mapped and remembered as dharmic geography; knowing and approaching such Liṅgas is part of tīrtha-oriented devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddhaliṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, placed in the south-western quarter associated with Brahmā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed here; the verse primarily gives identification and location.