Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

पूर्वभागे महालिंगं कृत्वा यज्ञविधिक्रियाम् । एवं कृते महादेवि विमुक्तः पातकैरभूत्

Transliteration

pūrvabhāge mahāliṃgaṃ kṛtvā yajñavidhikriyām | evaṃ kṛte mahādevi vimuktaḥ pātakairabhūt

Translation

مشرق کے حصے میں ایک عظیم لِنگ قائم کرکے یَجْن کی مقررہ وِدھی کے مطابق رسومات ادا کیں۔ یوں، اے مہادیوی، وہ گناہوں سے آزاد ہوگیا۔

Word by Word

• pūrvabhāge: in the eastern part
• pūrvabhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पूर्वस्य भागः)

• mahāliṃgam: a great liṅga
• mahāliṃgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् लिङ्गम्)

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Sambandha (Purvakala/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• yajñavidhi-kriyām: the ritual act according to sacrificial rule
• yajñavidhi-kriyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य विधिः; तस्य क्रिया)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• kṛte: when it was done/after doing thus
• kṛte: Sambandha (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती देवী)

• vimuktaḥ: freed/released
• vimuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + muc (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)

• pātakaiḥ: by/ from sins (as means/cause)
• pātakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (addressing ‘Mahādevī’ within the narration; likely a Purāṇic storyteller voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, pūrvabhāga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the eastern precinct of Prabhāsa, a devotee completes a great liṅga installation; priests perform yajña-rites with homa fire, ladles, and mantra recitation; the atmosphere is purificatory and solemn.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Liṅga
• Yajña-vidhi
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred place, Śiva-symbol (Liṅga), and correct rite (yajña-vidhi) unite, the pilgrim attains strong purification from pāpa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra—especially its eastern sector where the Mahāliṅga and yajña-rites are described.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing a Mahāliṅga and performing yajña-vidhi-kriyā (sacrificially ordained ritual actions).