Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सूर्यसारथिना तत्र लिंगं देविप्रतिष्ठितम् । कलौ पापहरंनाम दर्शनात्पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

sūryasārathinā tatra liṃgaṃ devipratiṣṭhitam | kalau pāpaharaṃnāma darśanātpāpanāśanam

Translation

O Devī, doon ay may liṅga na itinatag ng karwaheng tagapaghatid ni Sūrya. Sa Kali Yuga ito’y tinatawag na “Pāpahara” (Tagapag-alis ng kasalanan); sa darśana pa lamang ay napapawi ang mga kasalanan.

Word by Word

• सूर्यसारथिना: by the charioteer of the Sun
• सूर्यसारथिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य सारथिः)

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

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

• देवि: by the goddess (Devi)
• देवि: Sambandha (Genitival/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे ‘स्थापितम्’

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• पापहरम्: sin-removing
• पापहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पापं हरति इति)

• नाम: indeed/by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘नाम’ इति प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक-निपातः (indeclinable particle meaning ‘indeed/by name’)

• दर्शनात्: from (its) sight; by seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• पापनाशनम्: destruction of sins; sin-destroyer
• पापनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य नाशनम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāpahara-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small shrine near the main complex: the Pāpahara liṅga, with Aruṇa’s presence implied; pilgrims bow and feel unburdened, as if sins fall away at first sight.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Sūrya
• Sūryasārathi (Aruṇa)
• Pāpahara (liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, even simple acts like darśana at a sanctified shrine can grant powerful purification when supported by the tīrtha’s māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pāpahara liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, established by the Sun’s charioteer (Aruṇa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing) of the Pāpahara liṅga is stated to destroy sins; no additional rite is required in this verse.