Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

लिंगस्य दर्शनं मुक्त्वा न तेऽन्यं वव्रिरे वरम्

Transliteration

liṃgasya darśanaṃ muktvā na te'nyaṃ vavrire varam

Translation

లింగ దర్శనం తప్ప వారు మరే ఇతర వరాన్ని కోరలేదు.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: seeing, दर्शन
• दर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• मुक्त्वा: leaving aside, except
• मुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya/Apavada (Prior action/Exception)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having left/excepting'

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'they'

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वव्रिरे: chose
• वव्रिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (contextual narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha/Prabhāsa liṅga-darśana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varavarṇinī (addressed lady)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages, hands folded, eyes uplifted, speak with one voice: ‘Only the vision of the Liṅga.’ Śiva stands before them, listening; the composition emphasizes their unanimity and renunciation—no gestures toward wealth, power, or heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is darśana—direct sacred encounter—rather than material rewards.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the narrative stream that establishes Vṛddhaprabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is liṅga-darśana (devotional viewing/visitation of Śiva’s emblem).