Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

लिंगं चेमं पुनर्देवि पूजयामो वयं स्वयम्

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ cemaṃ punardevi pūjayāmo vayaṃ svayam

Translation

اور پھر، اے دیوی، ہم خود ہی اسی لِنگ کی پوجا کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• पूजयामः: we worship
• पूजयामः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• स्वयम्: ourselves
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: आत्मनः-प्रयोगवाचक-अव्यय (reflexive/emphatic: oneself)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somanātha/Someśa

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine procession: Śiva and Devī (or the divine retinue) offer water, bilva leaves, flowers, incense, and lamps to the Somanātha liṅga; the shrine glows with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Liṅga
• Someśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of the Prabhāsa liṅga is so great that even the divine powers exemplify worship there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, centered on the Someśvara/Somnātha liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā is highlighted as an exemplary practice, performed even by the highest beings.