Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लिंगं महाप्रभावं तु दर्शनात्पापनाशनम् । कपिलोनाम राजर्षिर्यत्र तप्त्वा महातपः

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ tu darśanātpāpanāśanam | kapilonāma rājarṣiryatra taptvā mahātapaḥ

Translation

وہاں کا لِنگ عظیم تاثیر والا ہے؛ اس کے دیدار سے ہی گناہ نَشٹ ہو جاتے ہیں۔ وہی مقام ہے جہاں کپل نامی راجرشی نے سخت تپسیا کی تھی۔

Word by Word

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

• महाप्रभावम्: of great power/effect
• महाप्रभावम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्रभाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• दर्शनात्: from (its) seeing; by दर्शन
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापनाशन (प्रातिपदिक: पाप + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

• कपिलः: Kapila
• कपिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha/Qualifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (indeclinable indicating name)

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक: राजन् + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तप्त्वा: having performed austerity
• तप्त्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); धातु: तप् (to do austerity/heat)

• महातपः: (one of) great austerity
• महातपः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक: महा + तपस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapileśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The powerful Kapileśvara liṅga radiates sanctity; Kapila the royal sage is shown performing severe austerities nearby, establishing the shrine’s potency; pilgrims receive sin-cleansing darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Kapileśvara
• Kapila (rājarṣi)
• Śiva-liṅga
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a consecrated Śiva-liṅga in a tīrtha is presented as a direct purifier, rooted in the tapas of realized sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapileśvara liṅga-site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing/visitation) of the liṅga is highlighted as spiritually efficacious.