Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

नातिदूरे महाभागे सिद्धेश्वरमिति स्मृतम् । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं देवि लिंगं त्रैलोक्यपूजितम्

Transliteration

nātidūre mahābhāge siddheśvaramiti smṛtam | sarvasiddhipradaṃ devi liṃgaṃ trailokyapūjitam

Translation

اے نہایت بخت والی دیوی! زیادہ دور نہیں وہ لِنگ ہے جو ‘سدھیشور’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے؛ اے دیوی! وہ ہر طرح کی سدھی عطا کرنے والا اور تینوں لوکوں میں پوجا جانے والا ہے۔

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ati-dūre: very far
• ati-dūre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial), स्थानवाचक (locative sense)

• mahābhāge: O fortunate lady
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; महा+भाग (कर्मधारय)

• siddheśvaram: (called) Siddheśvara
• siddheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धानाम् ईश्वरः)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• smṛtam: is known/remembered
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (स्मृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is known/remembered’

• sarva-siddhi-pradam: bestowing all accomplishments
• sarva-siddhi-pradam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वासां सिद्धीनां प्रदः)

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• trailokya-pūjitam: worshipped by the three worlds
• trailokya-pūjitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri-loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjita (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle) ‘pūjita’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्येन पूजितम्)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered Śiva-liṅga named Siddheśvara stands not far from the main Prabhāsa sacred zone; devotees offer bilva, water, and lamps; the liṅga is portrayed as ‘triloka-pūjita’ with celestial beings subtly present.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Siddheśvara
• Liṅga
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places reveal specific forms of Śiva whose darśana is said to awaken spiritual and worldly accomplishments when approached with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara-liṅga within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse centers on darśana and veneration of the Siddheśvara liṅga as the means to attain siddhi.