Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । ईदृशं यस्य माहात्म्यं तेजोलिंगस्य शंकर । कुत्र तिष्ठति तल्लिंगं क्षेत्रे तस्मिन्सुरेश्वर

Transliteration

devyuvāca | īdṛśaṃ yasya māhātmyaṃ tejoliṃgasya śaṃkara | kutra tiṣṭhati talliṃgaṃ kṣetre tasminsureśvara

Translation

天女（Devī）曰：“噫，商羯罗（Śaṅkara）！此光耀灵伽（Tejo-liṅga）既具如是大威德——噫，诸天之主——那么在那圣域之中，此灵伽立于何处？”

Word by Word

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईदृशम्: such, of this kind
• ईदृशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• यस्य: whose/of which
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma/Predicate-noun (Object or complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेजोलिङ्गस्य: of the Tejoliṅga (radiant liṅga)
• तेजोलिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुत्र: where?
• कुत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• तिष्ठति: stands, is situated
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुरेश्वर: O Lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tejo-liṅga of Śaṅkara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as named in verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara/Śaṅkara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, reverent and curious, asks Śaṅkara about the precise location of the radiant Tejo-liṅga within the sacred region; Śiva listens, poised to indicate direction.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Tejoliṅga
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography matters in Purāṇic dharma: knowing the deity’s seat within a kṣetra guides pilgrimage and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the seat of the Tejoliṅga (Somnātha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an inquiry preparing for location-based pilgrimage guidance.