Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

य एवं पूजयेद्भक्त्या तल्लिंगं लोमशार्चितम् । सोऽपि दीर्घायुराप्नोति निर्व्याधिर्नीरुजः सुखी

Transliteration

ya evaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā talliṃgaṃ lomaśārcitam | so'pi dīrghāyurāpnoti nirvyādhirnīrujaḥ sukhī

Translation

جو کوئی عقیدت کے ساتھ اُس لِنگ کی پوجا کرے جس کی لوماشہ نے ارچنا کی تھی، وہ بھی دراز عمر پاتا ہے—بیماری سے پاک، درد سے بے نیاز اور خوش حال۔

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यः (relative pronoun)

• evam: thus, in this manner
• evam: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? actually 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• lomaśa-arcitam: worshipped by Lomaśa
• lomaśa-arcitam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lomaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + arcita (कृदन्त; √arc धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘arcita’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्धार्थः—‘लोमशेन अर्चितम्’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• dīrghāyuḥ: long-lived (one with long life)
• dīrghāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘दीर्घं आयुः’

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nirvyādhiḥ: free from illness
• nirvyādhiḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्/निर्-प्रत्ययार्थक विशेषण (free from disease)

• nīrujaḥ: painless, free from suffering
• nīrujaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + ruja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-निर्-युक्त विशेषण (free from pain)

• sukhī: happy
• sukhī: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lomaśeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers bilva leaves, water, and flowers to the Lomaśeśvara-liṅga; Lomaśa’s presence is evoked as a subtle blessing; the devotee is shown radiant, healthy, and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Śiva (Liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of Śiva at the sanctified Liṅga grants well-being—longevity, health, and inner contentment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Lomaśeśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-yukta pūjā (devotional worship) of the Liṅga worshipped by Lomaśa.