Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एतन्मेध्यतमे देशे लिंगं स्थापय मे हरे । पूजय त्वं विधानेन परं श्रेयः प्रपत्स्यसे

Transliteration

etanmedhyatame deśe liṃgaṃ sthāpaya me hare | pūjaya tvaṃ vidhānena paraṃ śreyaḥ prapatsyase

Translation

“Neste lugar puríssimo, ó Hari, instala para Mim este Liṅga. Adora-o segundo o rito devido, e alcançarás o bem supremo.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (this)

• मेध्यतमे: in the most pure
• मेध्यतमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेध्यतम (प्रातिपदिक; मेध्य + तमप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (most pure)

• देशे: in the place
• देशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (in the place)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (object)

• स्थापय: establish
• स्थापय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (cause to be placed/establish)

• मे: of/for me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (of me/for me)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन (O Hari)

• पूजय: worship
• पूजय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (worship)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (you)

• विधानेन: by proper rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (by the prescribed procedure)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (supreme)

• श्रेयः: highest good
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (good/benefit)

• प्रपत्स्यसे: you will attain
• प्रपत्स्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (you will attain/obtain)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ananta-liṅga (to be installed)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Hari/Keśava (Vāsudeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Hari to install the small Ananta-liṅga in the purest place; the ground is shown as sanctified—white sands/clean stone platform—while attendants prepare ritual items.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Highest welfare (śreyas) arises from establishing and worshipping Śiva in a sanctified place with correct devotion and procedure.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The ‘most pure place’ within Arbuda is indicated; the narrative culminates in the Kṛṣṇatīrtha/Kṛṣṇahrada setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpana (installation) and pūjā ‘vidhānena’ (according to ritual injunctions).