Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

अस्माकमवकाशोऽपि विरलो लिंग पूजने । रुद्रजाप्यैर्महायज्ञैर्यजानाश्चैवमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

asmākamavakāśo'pi viralo liṃga pūjane | rudrajāpyairmahāyajñairyajānāścaivamīśvaram

Translation

ہمیں بھی لِنگ پوجا کا موقع بہت کم ملتا ہے۔ ہم اسی طرح پروردگار کی عبادت کرتے ہیں—رُدر کے جپ اور عظیم یَجْنوں کے ذریعے۔

Word by Word

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• अवकाशः: opportunity, occasion
• अवकाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• विरलः: rare
• विरलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (adjective) अवकाशः-शब्दस्य

• लिङ्ग: in (the worship of) the liṅga
• लिङ्ग: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); (पाठे 'लिंग पूजने' इति, अर्थतः 'लिङ्गपूजने'—सप्तमी)

• पूजने: in worship
• पूजने: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• रुद्रजाप्यैः: by Rudra-japa (Rudra recitations)
• रुद्रजाप्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—रुद्रस्य जाप्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महायज्ञैः: by great sacrifices
• महायज्ञैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—महान् यज्ञः (कर्मधारय)

• यजानाः: sacrificing, worshipping
• यजानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक आत्मनेपदी शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present middle participle); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Unspecified (ritual practitioners explaining their mode of Śiva worship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Celestial worshippers (devas/ṛṣis) stand before a radiant liṅga but at a respectful distance, indicating rarity; some perform Rudra-japa with rosaries, others tend a grand yajña with tall flames; the Somnātha shrine and sea appear faintly as the earthly counterpart.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Rudra
• Īśvara
• Mahāyajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva may be worshipped through multiple orthodox means—liṅga-pūjā, Rudra-japa, and yajña—according to one’s capacity and situation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as a setting where both Vedic yajña and Śaiva devotion are harmonized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudra-japa and performance of great yajñas as worship of Īśvara; liṅga-pūjā is also valued.