Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तेनोक्तं यदि तुष्टोऽसि प्रतिष्ठास्थो निरंतरम्

Transliteration

tenoktaṃ yadi tuṣṭo'si pratiṣṭhāstho niraṃtaram

Translation

แล้วเขากล่าวว่า “หากพระองค์ทรงพอพระทัย ขอประทับอยู่ ณ ที่นี้อย่างมั่นคง ตั้งมั่นไม่ขาดสาย”

Word by Word

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तेन’ = ‘by him/thereby’

• उक्तम्: was said
• उक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: वच्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं कृदन्तम् (कर्मणि/भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/spoken’

• यदि: if
• यदि: Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थकः निपातः (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Predicate adjective (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: तुष्-धातोः क्त-कृदन्तम्, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे/वाक्ये विशेषणम्

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रतिष्ठास्थः: remaining established (here)
• प्रतिष्ठास्थः: Predicate adjective (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; स्था-धातु-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—प्रतिष्ठास्थ (तत्पुरुषः: ‘प्रतिष्ठायां स्थः’ = established in the shrine/place)

• निरंतरम्: continually
• निरंतरम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

Speaker

Soma (Candra), addressing Śiva (deduced from immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee petitions Maheśvara to remain perpetually established at Prabhāsa; the liṅga is envisioned as firmly rooted, with an aura of permanence and blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Soma (Candra)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion seeks not only personal relief but also lasting divine presence for the welfare of the sacred place and its pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as Soma requests Śiva’s continuous abiding there through consecration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (consecratory establishment) of Śiva’s presence, implying liṅga-sthāpanā in the tīrtha.