Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तदाप्रभृति तल्लिंगं मंकीश्वरमिति श्रुतम् । माघे मासे त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यामथापि वा

Transliteration

tadāprabhṛti talliṃgaṃ maṃkīśvaramiti śrutam | māghe māse trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāmathāpi vā

Translation

Từ đó về sau, liṅga ấy được nghe gọi là “Maṃkīśvara”. Vào tháng Māgha, trong ngày tithi mười ba, hoặc cả ngày mười bốn nữa,

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• प्रभृति: from (that time) onward
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time point/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरभ्य/ततः आरभ्य (from, since)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; लिङ्गं विशेषयति

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• मंकीश्वरम्: Maṃkīśvara
• मंकीश्वरम्: Karma (Object as name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंकी (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मंकीनाम् ईश्वरः)

• इति: as
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)

• श्रुतम्: was known/heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः (it is heard/known)

• माघे: in Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth (lunar day)
• त्रयोदश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (lunar day)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अथ: or else, also
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प/अनुक्रम (then/also)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṃkīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple inscription or oral proclamation spreads: the liṅga is famed as Maṃkīśvara; pilgrims gather in Māgha, especially on Trayodaśī and Caturdaśī, carrying lamps and offerings toward the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Maṃkīśvara
• Māgha (month)
• Trayodaśī
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Māgha, specific tithis) amplifies sacred place; pilgrimage and worship are aligned with auspicious lunar days.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṃkīśvara liṅga, established in Prabhāsa-kṣetra near Trisaṅgama.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship at Maṃkīśvara is recommended in Māgha on Trayodaśī or Caturdaśī.