Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मर्षीणामाश्रमेषु दीयतामाश्रयाः सदा । मयात्र स्थापितं लिंगं सर्वकालं दृढव्रताः

Transliteration

brahmarṣīṇāmāśrameṣu dīyatāmāśrayāḥ sadā | mayātra sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvakālaṃ dṛḍhavratāḥ

Translation

برہمرشیوں کے آشرموں میں ہمیشہ پناہ اور سہارا دیا جائے۔ یہاں میں نے لِنگ قائم کیا ہے؛ اس لیے تم ہر زمانے میں اپنے ورت اور عہد میں ثابت قدم رہو۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्: of the Brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आश्रमेषु: in the hermitages
• आश्रमेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दीयताम्: let (it) be given
• दीयताम्: Vidhi (Injunctive predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• आश्रयाः: shelters; refuges
• आश्रयाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्थापितम्: established
• स्थापितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थापित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) + causative (णिच्) ‘स्थापय’ → क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); ‘लिङ्गम्’ इति विशेषणम्

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

• सर्वकालम्: at all times; always
• सर्वकालम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (‘सर्वं कालं’ = always), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• दृढव्रताः: O firm-vowed ones
• दृढव्रताः: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढ + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (‘दृढं व्रतं येषाम्/दृढव्रत’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Soma (the Moon-god), addressing the dvijas/ritual leaders at Prabhāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (liṅga-sthāpana site within the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil hermitage grove near Prabhāsa: Brahmarṣis seated in meditation; townspeople bring supplies; at the center stands a newly established liṅga on a pedestal with lamps and bilva leaves; devotees take firm vows.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• brahmarṣi
• āśrama
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protecting and supporting sages and their āśramas is integral to preserving a tīrtha’s sanctity and Śaiva worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where a liṅga is said to be established and where sage-āśramas must be supported.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain steadfast vows and provide continual shelter/support in the hermitages of Brahmarṣis.