Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

एतस्मात्कारणाद्देवि मूलचण्डीशसंज्ञितम् । लिंगं पापहरं नृणामर्द्धचन्द्रेण भूषितम्

Transliteration

etasmātkāraṇāddevi mūlacaṇḍīśasaṃjñitam | liṃgaṃ pāpaharaṃ nṛṇāmarddhacandreṇa bhūṣitam

Translation

اسی سبب سے، اے دیوی! یہ لِنگ ‘مول چنڈیش’ کے نام سے معروف ہے۔ یہ انسانوں کے گناہ دور کرتا ہے اور نیم چاند سے مزین ہے۔

Word by Word

• etasmāt: from this
• etasmāt: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• kāraṇāt: cause/reason
• kāraṇāt: Apadana (Cause-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñitam: named ‘Mūla-Caṇḍīśa’
• mūla-caṇḍīśa-saṃjñitam: Karma (Object attribute/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūla+caṇḍīśa+saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: (मूल-चण्डीश) + संज्ञित (क्त participle from सम्+√ज्ञा 'to be named'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with 'लिङ्गम्' (acc.)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• liṅgam: Karta (Topic/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as subject of implied 'asti' or object in description

• pāpa-haram: sin-removing
• pāpa-haram: Karta (Attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa+hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पापं हरति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies 'लिङ्गम्'

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• ardha-candreṇa: with a half-moon
• ardha-candreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ardha+candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अर्धः चन्द्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• bhūṣitam: adorned
• bhūṣitam: Karta (Attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhūṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies 'लिङ्गम्'

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close view of the Mūlacaṇḍīśa liṅga adorned with the crescent moon motif; pilgrims’ sins are symbolically shown dissolving as dark smoke into the sanctum’s light.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mūlacaṇḍīśa Liṅga
• Ardhacandra (half-moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred darśana of Śiva at a kṣetra purifies sin; the deity’s marks (like the half-moon) signify divine identity and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Mūlacaṇḍīśa liṅga at Prabhāsa kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, liṅga-darśana/worship for pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sins).