Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एवं सदाशिवं विद्धि प्रभासे लिंगरूपिणम् । योगक्रिया विनिर्मुक्तं मृत्युंजयमनादिमत्

Transliteration

evaṃ sadāśivaṃ viddhi prabhāse liṃgarūpiṇam | yogakriyā vinirmuktaṃ mṛtyuṃjayamanādimat

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਦਾਸ਼ਿਵ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣੋ—ਪ੍ਰਭਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿੰਗ-ਰੂਪ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਵੱਸਣ ਵਾਲਾ; ਯੋਗ-ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਮਕਾਂਡ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ, ਅਨਾਦਿ ਮ੍ਰਿਤਿਉੰਜਯ।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: 'thus')

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (देवता-नाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सदा शिवः = Sadāśiva)

• viddhi: know (understand)
• viddhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम (Imperative, 2nd person singular: 'know')

• prabhāse: in Prabhāsa
• prabhāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थान-नाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Locative singular)

• liṅgarūpiṇam: having the form of the liṅga
• liṅgarūpiṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक; √rūp (धातु) + इनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गरूपः = having the form of a liṅga)

• yogakriyā: yogic practice
• yogakriyā: Sambandha (Appositional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य क्रिया = yogic practice)

• vinirmuktam: fully liberated (freed)
• vinirmuktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-nir-√muc (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (past passive participle: 'freed')

• mṛtyuṃjayam: Mṛtyuṃjaya (conqueror of death)
• mṛtyuṃjayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक; √ji (धातु) + अच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मृत्युं जयति इति = conqueror of death)

• anādimat: beginningless
• anādimat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + mat (मतुप् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुपन्त-विशेषण (possessive adjective: 'having no beginning')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa by the sea, a radiant black-stone Liṅga stands in a sanctum; devotees contemplate the Mṛtyuñjaya presence beyond ritual, with a halo-like effulgence suggesting the beginningless Sadāśiva.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Prabhāsa
• Liṅga
• Mṛtyuṃjaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At Prabhāsa, Sadāśiva is realized as the Liṅga—transcending techniques—granting fearlessness and victory over death.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Liṅga-form presence of Sadāśiva (Mṛtyuṃjaya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes knowing and worshipping the Prabhāsa Liṅga as Mṛtyuṃjaya beyond mere technique.