Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि लिंगं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । तत्र शंकरनाथेति प्रसिद्धं पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | tatra śaṃkaranātheti prasiddhaṃ pāpanāśanam

Translation

อีศวรตรัสว่า: “แล้วแต่จากนั้น โอ้มหาเทวี พึงไปยังลึงคะอันเลื่องลือในไตรโลก ที่นั่นเป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘ศังกรนาถะ’ ผู้ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง”

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — क्रम/अनन्तर्ये ‘then/thereafter’

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विध्यर्थ—‘should go’

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य-विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; त्रैलोक्य + विश्रुत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘renowned in the three worlds’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-Kala (Locative/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शंकरनाथ: Śaṅkaranātha
• शंकरनाथ: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; शंकर + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इति-शब्देन नामनिर्देश (as a name)

• इति: thus (called)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति—नामनिर्देशक/उक्तिसूचक अव्यय

• प्रसिद्धम्: well-known
• प्रसिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√सिध् (धातु) → प्रसिद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—‘well-known’

• पापनाशनम्: destroying sins
• पापनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘destroyer of sins’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkaranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Devī on pilgrimage: a divine couple in discourse, pointing toward a famed liṅga shrine labeled ‘Śaṅkaranātha’; pilgrims approach with folded hands; the coastal light of Prabhāsa glows behind the temple.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Mahādevī
• Śaṅkaranātha
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a divinely renowned Śiva-liṅga with reverence is taught as a direct means for purification from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaṅkaranātha Liṅga within Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa Kṣetra) as described in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A simple prescription is given: one should go (darśana/visit) to the famed liṅga; later verses add worship and charity.