Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

कैवल्यं निष्कलं यत्तदस्मिंल्लिंगे तु लभ्यते । तावद्भ्रमंति संसारे देवाद्यास्तु यशस्विनि

Transliteration

kaivalyaṃ niṣkalaṃ yattadasmiṃlliṃge tu labhyate | tāvadbhramaṃti saṃsāre devādyāstu yaśasvini

Translation

நிஷ்கலமான, உருவற்ற கைவல்ய மோக்ஷம் இந்த லிங்கத்திலேயே பெறப்படுகிறது. ஓ யசஸ்வினி! அது கிடைக்கும் வரை தேவர்கள் முதலியோர் கூட சம்சாரத்தில் அலைந்து திரிகின்றனர்.

Word by Word

• कैवल्यम्: kaivalya (absolute liberation)
• कैवल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैवल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• निष्कलम्: partless, without divisions
• निष्कलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular (qualifies कैवल्यम्)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Correlative pronoun, nominative singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल/Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — is obtained

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Kala/Avadhi (Temporal extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-अव्यय (adverb: so long/as long as)

• भ्रमन्ति: wander
• भ्रमन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल/Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — they wander

• संसारे: in saṃsāra
• संसारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• देवाद्याः: the gods and others
• देवाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; बहुव्रीहिः (देवाः आद्याः येषां ते = those whose first are the gods; i.e., gods and others)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: however/indeed)

• यशस्विनि: O glorious one
• यशस्विनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Vocative singular

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) Liṅga at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: yashasvini (addressed as 'O illustrious one')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga stands as the axis of stillness; around it, devas appear as luminous yet restless travelers on a circular saṃsāra-wheel, which dissolves into a clear, formless expanse as the liṅga’s light intensifies.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Kaivalya
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation (kaivalya) is attainable through devotion to the sacred Liṅga of Prabhāsa; without it, beings keep revolving in saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, centered on the Someśvara/Somnātha Liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse emphasizes the salvific power of attaining realization through the Liṅga.