Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लिंगं महाप्रभावं हि सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तत्र चित्रेश्वरं पूज्य नरकान्न भवेद्भयम्

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ hi sarvapātakanāśanam | tatra citreśvaraṃ pūjya narakānna bhavedbhayam

Translation

وہ لِنگ بے شک عظیم تاثیر والا ہے، جو تمام گناہوں کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔ وہاں چِترِیشور کی پوجا کرنے سے دوزخ کا خوف نہیں رہتا۔

Word by Word

• liṅgam: the liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• mahā-prabhāvam: of great power
• mahā-prabhāvam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेतौ/निश्चये (indeed/for)

• sarva-pātaka-nāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pātaka-nāśanam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्); विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशे (there)

• citreśvaram: Citreśvara
• citreśvaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citra-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• pūjya: having worshipped / worshipping
• pūjya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + ya (यत्/णीय)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/absolutive sense of obligation); ‘पूज्य’ = to be worshipped; here used as पूर्वक्रिया ‘having worshipped’ (elliptic)

• narakāt: from hell
• narakāt: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• bhavet: would be/arise
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga of Citreśvara emanates power; devotees perform pūjā with lamps and bilva leaves; the atmosphere conveys release from fear and inner cleansing.

Characters & Entities

• Citreśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Naraka (hell)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship at a consecrated Śiva-liṅga is presented as transformative—purifying sin and removing fear of post-mortem suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citreśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Citreśvara at that site.