Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

विस्फुलिङ्गा लिङ्गमध्ये स्पन्दन्ते स्नानयोगतः । द्वितीयः प्रत्ययस्तत्र तैलबिन्दुर्न सर्पति

Transliteration

visphuliṅgā liṅgamadhye spandante snānayogataḥ | dvitīyaḥ pratyayastatra tailabindurna sarpati

Translation

غسل کے عمل سے لِنگ کے اندر چنگاریاں لرزتی دکھائی دیتی ہیں۔ وہاں دوسری نشانی یہ ہے کہ تیل کا قطرہ نہ سرکتا ہے نہ پھیلتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• visphuliṅgāḥ: sparks
• visphuliṅgāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: visphuliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• liṅga-madhye: in the middle of the liṅga
• liṅga-madhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• spandante: throb / quiver
• spandante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spand (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• snāna-yogataḥ: due to the act/connection of bathing
• snāna-yogataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (Singular); हेतुः (cause)

• dvitīyaḥ: second
• dvitīyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) प्रत्ययः

• pratyayaḥ: proof / sign
• pratyayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

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

• taila-binduḥ: a drop of oil
• taila-binduḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taila (प्रातिपदिक) + bindu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); समासः: taila-bindu = 'drop of oil'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• sarpati: moves / creeps
• sarpati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (continuing explanation to a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda Koṭiliṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Avanīpati / king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests pour water in abhiṣeka over a liṅga; within the stone, tiny sparks shimmer; nearby, a small oil drop placed on the surface remains still, not spreading—witnessed by astonished pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Śūlabheda (contextual tīrtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames tīrtha-power as experiential—signs appear during worship, strengthening faith and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda’s Liṅga-site within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing/ablution) associated with the Liṅga is referenced.