Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

अस्य लिंगस्य माहात्म्यं श्राद्धकाले तु यः पठेत् । पितॄणामक्षयं जायते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

asya liṃgasya māhātmyaṃ śrāddhakāle tu yaḥ paṭhet | pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

من يتلو عظمةَ هذا اللِّنگا في وقت شرادها يُحدِثُ للآباء والأجداد نفعًا لا يفنى—ولا شكّ في ذلك.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (of this)

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (of the liṅga)

• माहात्म्यम्: glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (greatness)

• श्राद्धकाले: during śrāddha time
• श्राद्धकाले: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्धकाल (प्रातिपदिक; श्राद्ध + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative: at the time of śrāddha)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (who)

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (should read/recite)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (of the ancestors)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable (merit/fruit)
• अक्षयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (imperishable benefit)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (arises/comes to be)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (doubt)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśa/Rāmeśvara liṅga (this liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder performs śrāddha: kusa grass, piṇḍas, water libations; beside him a reader recites the liṅga’s māhātmya; ancestors are shown as subtle luminous figures receiving akṣaya offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Śiva liṅga (this liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva devotion supports pitṛ-dharma: reciting sacred glory at śrāddha yields enduring benefit for one’s lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga praised in this section (Kumāreśa/Rāmeśvara) and its associated tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Patha (recitation) of the liṅga māhātmya specifically during śrāddha-kāla.