Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्यां स्नात्वा महादेवि यस्तल्लिगं प्रपूजयेत् । स मुक्तः पातकैर्घोरैर्गच्छेच्छिवपदं महत्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ snātvā mahādevi yastalligaṃ prapūjayet | sa muktaḥ pātakairghorairgacchecchivapadaṃ mahat

Translation

اے مہادیوی، وہاں اشنان کرکے جو کوئی اس لِنگ کی عقیدت سے پوجا کرے، وہ ہولناک گناہوں سے آزاد ہو کر شیو کے عظیم پد کو پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• tasyām: in that (place)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(वाप्यां/तीर्थे)’ इति अध्याहारः

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु ‘to bathe’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): ‘having bathed’

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘liṅgam’ इति विशेषणम्

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

• prapūjayet: should worship
• prapūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pūj (धातु ‘to worship’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• muktaḥ: freed
• muktaḥ: Karta-pradhana (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (कृदन्त, √muc मुच् ‘to release’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP): ‘released/freed’

• pātakaiḥ: from sins (by/with sins as reference)
• pātakaiḥ: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ghoraiḥ: terrible
• ghoraiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘pātakaiḥ’ इति विशेषणम्

• gacchet: would go
• gacchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु ‘to go’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śiva-padam: the abode/state of Śiva
• śiva-padam: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): ‘शिवस्य पदम्’

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘śiva-padam’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candravāpī–Ajīgarteśvara

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim descends the steps of a moon-emblem well at dawn, water shimmering; then offers bilva leaves and a lamp to a dark stone liṅga in a small shrine, with Śiva’s presence felt as serene radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Ajīgarteśvara Liṅga
• Snāna
• Śiva-pada
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Candravāpī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification (snāna) joined to worship (liṅga-pūjā) is presented as a complete path: cleansing, devotion, and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The bathing-place associated with Candravāpī and the Ajīgarteśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe there (snāna) and worship the Ajīgarteśvara Liṅga (liṅga-pūjā).