Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

स लब्धसंज्ञो दनुजः शिवलिंगमपश्यत । आत्मोपरिस्थितं तच्च तदा चिन्तापरोऽभवत्

Transliteration

sa labdhasaṃjño danujaḥ śivaliṃgamapaśyata | ātmoparisthitaṃ tacca tadā cintāparo'bhavat

Translation

جب دَنُج کو ہوش آیا تو اس نے شِو لِنگ کے درشن کیے۔ اسے اپنے اوپر قائم دیکھ کر وہ اضطراب بھری فکر میں ڈوب گیا۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लब्ध-संज्ञः: having regained consciousness
• लब्ध-संज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त, √लभ्) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ: 'one who has regained consciousness'

• दनुजः: the Dānava (demon)
• दनुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिव-लिङ्गम्: Śiva-liṅga
• शिव-लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'Śiva's liṅga'

• अपश्यत: saw
• अपश्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• आत्म-उपरि-स्थितम्: placed above himself
• आत्म-उपरि-स्थितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय) + स्थित (कृदन्त, √स्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies लिङ्गम्): 'situated above himself'

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• चिन्ता-परः: absorbed in worry
• चिन्ता-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'devoted/intent on worry'

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; likely Sūta/Skanda framework)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuśeśvara (implied by narrative continuation) within Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Frame implied) sages/kingly audience typical of Purāṇic discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fallen daitya regains consciousness, eyes opening to behold a radiant Śiva-liṅga positioned above him; the atmosphere is charged—half fear, half dawning reverence—within a sacred Dvārakā setting.

Characters & Entities

• Danuja (Asura)
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Encounter with the liṅga provokes inner reckoning—sacred symbols are shown to awaken conscience and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā Māhātmya context sacralizes the locale where the Śiva-liṅga stands, treating it as a tirtha-marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse emphasizes the liṅga’s presence and its psychological-spiritual impact.