Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

पादेन वा क्रीडमाना जलं लिप्संति ये नरा । तेषामपि श्राद्धफलं विधिवत्संभविष्यति । तत्र लिंगानि पूज्यानि शूलभेदादिकानि तु

Transliteration

pādena vā krīḍamānā jalaṃ lipsaṃti ye narā | teṣāmapi śrāddhaphalaṃ vidhivatsaṃbhaviṣyati | tatra liṃgāni pūjyāni śūlabhedādikāni tu

Translation

แม้บุรุษผู้เพียงเล่นน้ำด้วยเท้าแล้วบังเอิญกระเซ็นหรือเผลอดื่มน้ำนั้น ก็ย่อมบังเกิดผลแห่งศราทธะโดยชอบตามพิธี ณ ที่นั้นพึงบูชาศิวลึงค์ทั้งหลาย เช่น ศูลเภทะ และอื่น ๆ

Word by Word

• पादेन: with the foot
• पादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• क्रीडमाना: playing
• क्रीडमाना: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक-कर्तरि-शतृ/शानच् कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'नराः' इति विशेषणवत्

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• लिप्सन्ति: desire to obtain
• लिप्सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप्स् (धातु, desiderative of √लभ्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd plural present)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject marker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (relative pronoun: nominative plural)

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• श्राद्धफलम्: the fruit of śrāddha (rite)
• श्राद्धफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (श्राद्धस्य फलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (here: Nominative singular)

• विधिवत्: properly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: 'according to rule')

• सम्भविष्यति: will occur/come to be
• सम्भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd singular future)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there')

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas (emblems)
• लिङ्गानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (here: Nominative plural)

• पूज्यानि: worthy to be worshipped
• पूज्यानि: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्य/योग्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be worshipped'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'लिङ्गानि' इति विशेषणम्

• शूलभेदादिकानि: such as the spear-splitting (etc.) ones
• शूलभेदादिकानि: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: समाहार/निर्देशार्थक तत्पुरुष-प्राय समास (शूलभेद-आदि-प्रकाराणि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'लिङ्गानि' इति विशेषणम्

• तु: indeed, and
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'but/indeed')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa waters and Śūlabheda-ādi liṅgas

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/devotees (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Children and pilgrims at the Prabhāsa waters splash playfully, while priests nearby conduct formal śrāddha; in the background stand multiple liṅga shrines, one labeled Śūlabheda, inviting a devotional circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Liṅga
• Śūlabheda (liṅga name)
• Prabhāsa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is depicted as so sanctifying that even casual contact with its waters can mature into śrāddha-like merit, encouraging reverence for the place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra and its tīrtha waters, along with its revered liṅga-shrines such as Śūlabheda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of the local liṅgas (e.g., Śūlabheda) and the implied sanctity of tīrtha-water contact connected to śrāddha merit.