Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एकादशमदृश्यं हि क्षेत्रमध्ये भविष्यति । पावयिष्यति तत्क्षेत्रमेकादशः स्वयं विभुः

Transliteration

ekādaśamadṛśyaṃ hi kṣetramadhye bhaviṣyati | pāvayiṣyati tatkṣetramekādaśaḥ svayaṃ vibhuḥ

Translation

“گیارھواں (لِنگ) نظر نہ آنے والا ہوگا اور مقدّس کْشَیتر کے عین بیچ میں ظاہر ہوگا۔ وہ گیارھواں—خود وِبھُو—پورے کْشَیتر کو پاک کرے گا۔”

Word by Word

• एकादशम्: the eleventh
• एकादशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; ‘eleventh’

• अदृश्यम्: invisible
• अदृश्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ

• क्षेत्रमध्ये: in the middle of the sacred field
• क्षेत्रमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; क्षेत्र-मध्ये = ‘in the middle of the field’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पावयिष्यति: will purify
• पावयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु) [णिच् causative: पावय]
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• एकादशः: the Eleventh (deity/form)
• एकादशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘the Eleventh (one)’

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मार्थक (reflexive adverb: oneself)

• विभुः: the all-pervading Lord
• विभुः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Adṛśya Ekādaśa-liṅga (Vibhu) at Bhṛgu-kṣetra center

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahman-sage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva reveals that an eleventh liṅga will be adṛśya (invisible) at the kṣetra’s center, and that this Vibhu-form purifies the entire sacred region—suggesting a radiant emptiness or a haloed space rather than a visible icon.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhu (Śiva)
• Ekādaśa (eleventh) liṅga
• kṣetra-madhya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s presence is not limited to what is seen; the unseen divine center sanctifies the whole sacred landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The central sanctifying point within Bhṛgu-kṣetra where the adṛśya (invisible) liṅga abides.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied reverence toward the kṣetra’s center and its liṅga-manifestation; no detailed rite is specified.