Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अन्यद्देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि अत्र सिद्धिं गतास्तु ये । ममांशसंभवाः प्राप्ता अस्मिंल्लिंगे लयं गताः

Transliteration

anyaddevi pravakṣyāmi atra siddhiṃ gatāstu ye | mamāṃśasaṃbhavāḥ prāptā asmiṃlliṃge layaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

噢，天女（Devī），我还要再宣说：凡在此地证得成就者，皆由我自身威力之一分而生；他们既至此处，便于此一灵伽（Liṅga）中归入寂灭融解。

Word by Word

• anyat: another (thing/matter)
• anyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• pravakṣyāmi: I will explain/tell
• pravakṣyāmi: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+√vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• siddhim: accomplishment/perfection
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• gatāḥ: gone/attained
• gatāḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: 'gone')

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• aṃśasaṃbhavāḥ: born of my portion
• aṃśasaṃbhavāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṃśa-saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः (aṃśa + saṃbhava) = 'born from a portion'

• prāptāḥ: having reached/obtained
• prāptāḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra+√āp (आप् धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: 'having obtained/arrived')

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• liṅge: in the liṅga
• liṅge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• layam: dissolution/absorption
• layam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• gatāḥ: have gone/entered
• gatāḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara-liṅga implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Devī, indicating a radiant liṅga at Prabhāsa into which perfected beings—born of his own power—merge like sparks returning to fire; the atmosphere is twilight-gold with ocean wind and temple lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Someśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest fruit is not merely siddhi but laya—complete absorption into Śiva—made accessible through the sanctity of the Liṅga and kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Someśvara Liṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a locus of final absorption.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the verse introduces a list of perfected beings connected to the Liṅga.