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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेद्वरारोहे लिंगं सूर्यप्रतिष्ठितम् । सोमेशात्पश्चिमे भागे धनुषां सप्तके स्थितम् । आदित्येश्वरनामानं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchedvarārohe liṃgaṃ sūryapratiṣṭhitam | someśātpaścime bhāge dhanuṣāṃ saptake sthitam | ādityeśvaranāmānaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

ایشور نے فرمایا: پھر، اے خوش کمر والی، سورج کے قائم کردہ لِنگ کی طرف جاؤ؛ سومیش کے مغرب میں سات دھنش کے فاصلے پر واقع، جس کا نام آدِتیہیشور ہے، جو تمام پاتک (گناہوں) کا ناس کرنے والا ہے۔

Word by Word
īśvaraḥĪśvara (Lord Śiva)
īśvaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
tataḥthen; thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (temporal/sequence adverb)
gacchetshould go
gacchet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
vara-āroheO fair-hipped one
vara-ārohe:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक) + āroha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
liṅgamliṅga (Śiva-emblem)
liṅgam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
sūrya-pratiṣṭhitamestablished by the Sun
sūrya-pratiṣṭhitam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + pratiṣṭhita (कृदन्त; √sthā)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)
someśātfrom Someśa
someśāt:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootsomeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)
paścimein the western
paścime:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpaścima (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
bhāgepart; region
bhāge:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
dhanuṣāmof bows (as a measure)
dhanuṣām:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)
saptakein the set of seven
saptake:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsaptaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
sthitamsituated
sthitam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsthita (कृदन्त; √sthā)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)
āditya-īśvara-nāmānamnamed ‘Ādityeśvara’
āditya-īśvara-nāmānam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootāditya (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
sarva-pātaka-nāśanamdestroyer of all sins
sarva-pātaka-nāśanam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ādityeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Devī, pointing out the route: from Someśa to the west stands Ādityeśvara. The liṅga bears solar motifs; pilgrims approach with water pots as the sun’s rays fall on the shrine.

Characters & Entities
Ī
Īśvara (Śiva)
D
Devī (varārohā)
S
Sūrya (Sun)
S
Someśa
Ā
Ādityeśvara

FAQs

Prabhāsa is mapped as a living pilgrimage-route—visiting specific liṅgas like Ādityeśvara is taught as a means to destroy sin.

Ādityeśvara liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, west of Someśa.

A yātrā instruction: go to the Sun-established Ādityeśvara liṅga at the stated location; the visit is praised as sin-destroying.

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