Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कुन्त्या प्रतिष्ठितं लिंगं सर्वपापभयापहम् । कार्तिक्यां तु विशेषेण यस्तं पूजयते नरः । स सर्वकामतृप्तात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

kuntyā pratiṣṭhitaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvapāpabhayāpaham | kārtikyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa yastaṃ pūjayate naraḥ | sa sarvakāmatṛptātmā rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

ลึงค์ที่กุนตีได้สถาปนาไว้ ย่อมขจัดบาปและความหวาดกลัวทั้งปวง โดยเฉพาะในเดือนการ์ติกะ ผู้ใดบูชาลึงค์นั้น ผู้นั้นย่อมอิ่มเอมด้วยความปรารถนาอันชอบธรรมทั้งหลาย และได้รับการเทิดทูนในโลกของพระรุทระ

Word by Word

• कुन्त्या: by Kuntī
• कुन्त्या: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• सर्वपापभयापहम्: removing all sin and fear
• सर्वपापभयापहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + भय + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; 'remover of all sin-fear')

• कार्तिक्याम्: in (the month of) Kārttikā
• कार्तिक्याम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणत्वेन (Instrumental singular used adverbially)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तम्: that (liṅga)
• तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Pronoun; Accusative Singular)

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present indicative; 3rd person singular; Ātmanepada)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• सर्वकामतृप्तात्मा: one whose soul is satisfied with all desires
• सर्वकामतृप्तात्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + तृप्त + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'whose self is satisfied with all desires')

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present indicative; 3rd person singular; Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuntīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa’s coastal sacred precinct, Kuntī stands in reverence before a radiant Śiva-liṅga; pilgrims offer bilva leaves and lamps in the Kārtika season, with a subtle vision of Rudra-loka above.

Characters & Entities

• Kuntī
• Kuntīśvara (liṅga)
• Kārtika (month)
• Rudra-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion anchored in a sacred place and time (Kuntīśvara in Kārtika) purifies fear and sin, and elevates the devotee toward Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuntīśvara liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, consecrated by Kuntī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā, with special emphasis on worship during the month of Kārtika.