Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सूर्यसारथिना तत्र लिंगं देविप्रतिष्ठितम् । कलौ पापहरंनाम दर्शनात्पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

sūryasārathinā tatra liṃgaṃ devipratiṣṭhitam | kalau pāpaharaṃnāma darśanātpāpanāśanam

Translation

اے دیوی! وہاں سورج کے سارتھی نے ایک لِنگ قائم کیا۔ کَلی یُگ میں اس کا نام ‘پاپ ہَر’ ہے؛ اس کے درشن سے ہی گناہ نَست ہو جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• सूर्यसारथिना: by the charioteer of the Sun
• सूर्यसारथिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य सारथिः)

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

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवि: by the goddess (Devi)
• देवि: Sambandha (Genitival/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे ‘स्थापितम्’

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• पापहरम्: sin-removing
• पापहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पापं हरति इति)

• नाम: indeed/by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘नाम’ इति प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक-निपातः (indeclinable particle meaning ‘indeed/by name’)

• दर्शनात्: from (its) sight; by seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• पापनाशनम्: destruction of sins; sin-destroyer
• पापनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य नाशनम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāpahara-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small shrine near the main complex: the Pāpahara liṅga, with Aruṇa’s presence implied; pilgrims bow and feel unburdened, as if sins fall away at first sight.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Sūrya
• Sūryasārathi (Aruṇa)
• Pāpahara (liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, even simple acts like darśana at a sanctified shrine can grant powerful purification when supported by the tīrtha’s māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pāpahara liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, established by the Sun’s charioteer (Aruṇa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing) of the Pāpahara liṅga is stated to destroy sins; no additional rite is required in this verse.