Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं केतुलिंगं महोदयम् । ग्रहपीडोपशमनं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ ketuliṃgaṃ mahodayam | grahapīḍopaśamanaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

ดังนี้ได้กล่าวโดยย่อถึง “เกตุลึงค์” อันเป็นมหามงคลยิ่ง ซึ่งบรรเทาเคราะห์ร้ายจากนวเคราะห์ และทำลายบาปทั้งปวงให้สิ้นไป

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/particle)

• संक्षेपतः: briefly
• संक्षेपतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेपतः (अव्यय; संक्षेप + तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रोक्तम्: has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/declared’

• केतुलिङ्गम्: the emblem/linga of Ketu
• केतुलिङ्गम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Thing described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु-लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (केतॊः लिङ्गम्)

• महोदयम्: of great benefit/prosperity
• महोदयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (केतुलिङ्गम्); समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् उदयः यस्य)

• ग्रहपीडोपशमनम्: the pacification of planetary afflictions
• ग्रहपीडोपशमनम्: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह-पीडा-उपशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः (ग्रहपीडायाः उपशमनम्) बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पातक-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (केतुलिङ्गम्); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ketu-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Prabhāsa shrine with the Ketu-liṅga: a dark stone liṅga adorned with bilva leaves and a lamp; devotees approach with folded hands while subtle celestial motifs suggest graha-śānti.

Characters & Entities

• Ketu-liṅga
• Graha-pīḍā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred-site Śiva worship converts fear of fate into purification and peace, removing both affliction and sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the praise of the Ketu-liṅga established there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied worship/darśana of Ketu-liṅga as the means for graha-śānti and pāpa-kṣaya.