Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा पृथ्वीश्वरं लिंगं सप्रभावं महाप्रभम् । तत्पूजानिरतो भूत्वा वर्षाणां तु सहस्रकम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā pṛthvīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ saprabhāvaṃ mahāprabham | tatpūjānirato bhūtvā varṣāṇāṃ tu sahasrakam

Translation

மிகுந்த சக்தியும் பேரொளியும் கொண்ட பிருதிவீஸ்வர லிங்கத்தைத் தரிசித்து, அவன் அதன் பூஜையில் ஈடுபட்டு முழு ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் நிலைத்திருந்தான்.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: दृश्, अर्थे: ‘seeing/having seen’

• पृथ्वीश्वरम्: the lord of the earth
• पृथ्वीश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘पृथिव्याः ईश्वरः’)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सप्रभावम्: endowed with radiance
• सप्रभावम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of लिङ्गम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (‘प्रभावेन सह/युक्तम्’)

• महाप्रभम्: of great splendor
• महाप्रभम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of लिङ्गम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (‘महान् प्रभः यस्य’)

• तत्पूजानिरतः: intent on its worship
• तत्पूजानिरतः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + पूजा + निरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (‘तस्य पूजायां निरतः’)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: भू, अर्थे: ‘having become’

• वर्षाणाम्: of years
• वर्षाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/अवधारण-व्यतिरेक (particle: ‘indeed/but’)

• सहस्रकम्: a thousand (years)
• सहस्रकम्: कालाधिकरण/परिमाण (Measure of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-नाम (a thousand as a unit)

Speaker

Narrative context (speaker not explicit in this verse; within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pṛthivīśvara at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candra beholds the blazing Pṛthivīśvara liṅga, its aura filling the shrine; he begins unwavering worship that continues for a thousand years, with offerings accumulating and the atmosphere thick with incense and mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthivīśvara Liṅga
• Candra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, long-term worship (pūjā-niṣṭhā) at a sacred kṣetra is portrayed as transformative even for celestial beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the specific shrine of the Pṛthivīśvara Liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā—devoted worship of Pṛthivīśvara—performed continuously (here, for a thousand years).