Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । साधु पृष्टं त्वया देवि कथयामि समासतः । सिद्धेश्वरो ह्यभूद्येन जैगीषव्येश्वरो हरः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā devi kathayāmi samāsataḥ | siddheśvaro hyabhūdyena jaigīṣavyeśvaro haraḥ

Translation

ఈశ్వరుడు పలికెను—హే దేవీ, నీవు శుభంగా ప్రశ్నించితివి. సంక్షేపంగా చెప్తాను—‘జైగీషవ్యేశ్వర’గా ప్రసిద్ధుడైన హరుడు ఎలా ‘సిద్ధేశ్వరుడు’ అయ్యెనో.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• साधु: well, good
• साधु: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक (approving particle/adverb)

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √छिद्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘asked’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कथयामि: I tell
• कथयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; √कथ् causative)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• समासतः: briefly
• समासतः: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समासतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (briefly, in summary)

• सिद्धेश्वरः: Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धानाम् ईश्वरः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• अभूत्: became, was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• जैगीषव्येश्वरः: Jaigīṣavyeśvara
• जैगीषव्येश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जैगीषव्यस्य ईश्वरः)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (formerly Jaigīṣavyeśvara) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) addresses Devī in a calm, authoritative teaching posture, introducing the brief account of how the liṅga known as Jaigīṣavyeśvara came to be celebrated as Siddheśvara within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Devī
• Siddheśvara
• Jaigīṣavyeśvara
• Hara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine places and names of Śiva carry purposeful histories; understanding them is part of receiving the tīrtha’s full blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the Śiva-form titled Jaigīṣavyeśvara/Siddheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet; Śiva introduces that he will explain the transformation/manifestation narrative.