Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणस्त्वीशभावेन गतस्तुष्टिं यतो हरः । तेन ब्रह्मेश्वरं नाम तस्मिंल्लिंगे पुराऽभवत्

Transliteration

brahmaṇastvīśabhāvena gatastuṣṭiṃ yato haraḥ | tena brahmeśvaraṃ nāma tasmiṃlliṃge purā'bhavat

Translation

Vì Hara (Śiva) hoan hỷ trước lòng sùng kính mang uy nghi của bậc Chúa tể nơi Brahmā, nên từ thuở xưa liṅga ấy được gọi là “Brahmeśvara”.

Word by Word

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (but/indeed)

• īśabhāvena: by (his) lordly state
• īśabhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—ईशस्य भावः (lordly nature/state)

• gataḥ: attained/went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘गतः’ = went/attained

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction/pleasure
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yataḥ: because/wherefrom
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक (because/whence)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tena: therefore/by that
• tena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• brahmeśvaram: (the name) Brahmeśvara
• brahmeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः ईश्वरः

• nāma: name
• nāma: Visheshana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम-शब्दः (as ‘name’)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• liṅge: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅge: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• abhavat: came to be/was
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmeśvara (liṅga) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A ‘varavarṇinī/bhāminī’ (fair-complexioned lady; often Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā stands in reverence before a radiant Śiva-liṅga in Prabhāsa; Hara’s pleased presence is suggested by a gentle aura, with attendants and tīrtha landscape motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Brahmeśvara (Liṅga-name)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Names of sacred icons memorialize devotion; the devotee’s bhāva becomes a lasting mark upon the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, via the liṅga named Brahmeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific procedure is listed; the verse emphasizes that sincere worship brings divine pleasure (tuṣṭi).