Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इति संचिंत्य मनसा तत्रैव निरताऽभवत् । पूजयामास तल्लिंगं दिव्याब्दानां शतं प्रिये

Transliteration

iti saṃciṃtya manasā tatraiva niratā'bhavat | pūjayāmāsa talliṃgaṃ divyābdānāṃ śataṃ priye

Translation

இவ்வாறு மனத்தில் எண்ணி, அன்பே, அவள் அங்கேயே பக்தியுடன் நிலைத்து, அந்த லிங்கத்தை நூறு தெய்வ ஆண்டுகள் வழிபட்டாள்।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक — Indeclinable; quotative particle

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया — Gerund (absolutive)

• मनसा: with (her) mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक — Indeclinable; locative adverb

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक — Indeclinable; emphatic particle

• निरता: devoted/engaged
• निरता: Karta (Subject/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Imperfect, Active, 3rd person singular

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यामास (परिप्रयोग)
• Form: परिप्रयोगः (यामास-सहायेन), लिट्-अर्थे भूतार्थक; परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Periphrastic perfect-like past, Active, 3rd singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्याब्दानाम्: of divine years
• दिव्याब्दानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य-अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (दिव्याः अब्दाः) — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (Measure/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रिये: O dear (one)
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (addressing the listener as 'priye' within narration) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Akṣamāleśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman seated near a sacred liṅga in Prabhāsa, absorbed in contemplation, performing daily worship across vast time; lamps, bilva leaves, and a serene coastal sacred landscape implied.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion and sustained worship at a sacred spot transforms karma and yields enduring spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with focus on worship at the liṅga later known in this chapter’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā (worship of the Śiva-liṅga) with unwavering commitment over a prolonged period.