Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

य एवं पूजयेद्भक्त्या तल्लिंगं लोमशार्चितम् । सोऽपि दीर्घायुराप्नोति निर्व्याधिर्नीरुजः सुखी

Transliteration

ya evaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā talliṃgaṃ lomaśārcitam | so'pi dīrghāyurāpnoti nirvyādhirnīrujaḥ sukhī

Translation

பக்தியுடன் லோமசர் வழிபட்ட அந்த லிங்கத்தைப் பூஜிப்பவன், அவனும் நீண்ட ஆயுளைப் பெறுவான்; நோயற்றவன், வலியற்றவன், மகிழ்வுடன் வாழ்வான்.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यः (relative pronoun)

• evam: thus, in this manner
• evam: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? actually 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• lomaśa-arcitam: worshipped by Lomaśa
• lomaśa-arcitam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lomaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + arcita (कृदन्त; √arc धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘arcita’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्धार्थः—‘लोमशेन अर्चितम्’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• dīrghāyuḥ: long-lived (one with long life)
• dīrghāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘दीर्घं आयुः’

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nirvyādhiḥ: free from illness
• nirvyādhiḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्/निर्-प्रत्ययार्थक विशेषण (free from disease)

• nīrujaḥ: painless, free from suffering
• nīrujaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + ruja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-निर्-युक्त विशेषण (free from pain)

• sukhī: happy
• sukhī: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lomaśeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers bilva leaves, water, and flowers to the Lomaśeśvara-liṅga; Lomaśa’s presence is evoked as a subtle blessing; the devotee is shown radiant, healthy, and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Śiva (Liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of Śiva at the sanctified Liṅga grants well-being—longevity, health, and inner contentment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Lomaśeśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-yukta pūjā (devotional worship) of the Liṅga worshipped by Lomaśa.