Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शृणुध्वं वचनं देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः । ऋषिशापान्निपतितं मम लिंगमनुत्तमम् । तस्माल्लिंगं पूजयत सर्व कामार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

śṛṇudhvaṃ vacanaṃ devā brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ | ṛṣiśāpānnipatitaṃ mama liṃgamanuttamam | tasmālliṃgaṃ pūjayata sarva kāmārthasiddhaye

Translation

“จงฟังถ้อยคำของเราเถิด เหล่าเทพผู้มีพระพรหมและพระวิษณุเป็นผู้นำ ด้วยคำสาปของฤๅษี ลึงคะอันยอดยิ่งของเราได้ตกลง ณ ที่นี้ เพราะฉะนั้นจงบูชาลึงคะนั้น เพื่อให้สำเร็จสมดังปรารถนาทุกประการและความรุ่งเรืองอันชอบธรรม”

Word by Word

• शृणुध्वम्: hear, listen
• शृणुध्वम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (Address/Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: having Brahmā and Viṣṇu in the forefront
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) देवाः इति विशेष्यस्य

• ऋषिशापात्: from the sages' curse
• ऋषिशापात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• निपतितम्: fallen down
• निपतितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) लिङ्गम् इति

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) लिङ्गम् इति

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverbial), हेत्वर्थे (therefore/for that reason)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजयत: worship
• पूजयत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् (indeclinable-like use) / विशेषण (adjective) कामार्थसिद्धये इति; अर्थे ‘सम्पूर्ण’

• कामार्थसिद्धये: for the fulfillment of all desires and aims
• कामार्थसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of)

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (fallen anuttama-liṅga site)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (frame); within the scene Rudra addresses the devas led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra addresses the assembled gods, explaining the sage’s curse and commanding worship of the fallen, unsurpassed liṅga; the devas listen with folded hands as the ritual program is set.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Ṛṣi (sage)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed as liṅga-pūjā is presented as a direct means to dharmic success and the fulfillment of worthy aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Śiva’s liṅga is said to have descended/fallen due to a ṛṣi’s curse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā (worship of Śiva’s liṅga) for sarva-kāmārtha-siddhi (attainment of all aims and prosperity).