Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि लिंगं चित्रांगदेश्वरम् । तस्यैव नैरृते भागे धनुर्विंशतिभिः स्थितम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgaṃ citrāṃgadeśvaram | tasyaiva nairṛte bhāge dhanurviṃśatibhiḥ sthitam

Translation

ఈశ్వరుడు పలికెను—హే మహాదేవీ, తదుపరి చిత్రాంగదేశ్వర నామ లింగమునకు వెళ్లవలెను. అది దాని నైరృత (దక్షిణ-పడమర) భాగమున ఇరవై ధనుస్సుల దూరమున స్థితమై యున్నది.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/thereafter)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• citrāṅga-deśvaram: (the liṅga) of Citrāṅgadeśvara
• citrāṅga-deśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citrāṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; नामविशेषः

• tasya: of it/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• nairṛte: in the south-western
• nairṛte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nairṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-विशेषणम् (south-western)

• bhāge: part/portion
• bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• dhanuḥ-viṃśatibhiḥ: by twenty bow-lengths
• dhanuḥ-viṃśatibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanuṣ (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक (measure: by twenty bows)

• sthitam: situated/placed
• sthitam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; liṅgam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citrāṅgadeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Mahādevī, indicating the south-west quarter of the Prabhāsa sacred field; a pilgrim path leads to a liṅga shrine marked by distance-measures.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Citrāṅgadeśvara
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is mapped as a disciplined journey: the text guides devotees step-by-step to specific Śiva-liṅgas within the sacred landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citrāṅgadeśvara Liṅga within Prabhāsakṣetra, located in the south-western quarter by a traditional distance measure.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive to visit (gacchet) the specified liṅga as part of the tīrtha-yātrā sequence.