Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्य पश्चिमदिग्भागे लिंगमस्ति महीपते । सर्वकामप्रदं नृणां स्थापितं मुद्गलेन तु

Transliteration

tasya paścimadigbhāge liṃgamasti mahīpate | sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇāṃ sthāpitaṃ mudgalena tu

Translation

大王啊，在其西侧有一尊湿婆林伽（Śiva-liṅga），能赐予众人一切所愿；乃由牟德伽罗（Mudgala）所建立。

Word by Word

• tasya: of it/of that (place)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Genitive Singular; pronoun)

• paścimadigbhāge: in the western part (direction)
• paścimadigbhāge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paścima + diś + bhāga (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—पश्चिम-दिग्-भाग (in the western direction-part) (Masculine, Locative, Singular; tatpuruṣa)

• liṅgam: a liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धा॒तु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम् (Present, 3rd singular)

• mahīpate: O king
• mahīpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—मही-पति (lord of earth) (Masculine, Vocative, Singular; tatpuruṣa)

• sarvakāmapradam: granting all desires
• sarvakāmapradam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + kāma + prada (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—सर्वकामप्रद (giver of all desires); विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying liṅgam)

• nṛṇām: of men/to people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• sthāpitam: established
• sthāpitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था धा॒तु) + ṇic? + kta (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle: 'established')

• mudgalena: by Mudgala
• mudgalena: Karaṇa (Agent/Instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Discourse particle (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपातः (particle: but/indeed)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māmuhṛda (western liṅga precinct)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small shrine with a Śiva-liṅga stands to the west of the lake; Pulastya identifies it and names Mudgala as the installer, emphasizing its wish-granting power.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Mudgala
• Māmuhṛda Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are mapped with sacred landmarks: the tīrtha is complemented by a liṅga whose worship is said to fulfill worthy aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māmuhṛda Tīrtha and the associated Śiva-liṅga on its western side.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit liṅga-darśana/pūjā at the Mudgala-sthāpita liṅga for sarva-kāma-siddhi (fulfillment of aims).