Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

त्रयोऽपि पूजितास्तेन येन लिंगं प्रपूजितम्

Transliteration

trayo'pi pūjitāstena yena liṃgaṃ prapūjitam

Translation

جس نے لِنگ کی باقاعدہ پوجا کی، اس نے تینوں (دیوتاؤں) کی پوجا کر لی۔

Word by Word

• trayaḥ: the three
• trayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• pūjitāḥ: worshipped
• pūjitāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (past passive participle: 'having been worshipped')

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun)

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

• prapūjitam: duly worshipped
• prapūjitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (past passive participle: 'having been duly worshipped')

Speaker

Śiva (Bhagavān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha-liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija/ṛṣi audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completes liṅga worship; behind the liṅga, faint visionary forms of Brahmā and Viṣṇu appear, indicating that the single act has encompassed all three.

Characters & Entities

• Trimūrti
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed worship of the Liṅga is taught as complete, encompassing the major divine functions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where liṅga-pūjā is extolled as supremely efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Duly worship (prapūjā) the Liṅga; it is declared to fulfill the worship of the three.