Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

त्वं लिंगरूपी भगवाञ्जगतामभयप्रदः । विष्णुना संस्तुतो देवो लिंगरूपी महेश्वरः

Transliteration

tvaṃ liṃgarūpī bhagavāñjagatāmabhayapradaḥ | viṣṇunā saṃstuto devo liṃgarūpī maheśvaraḥ

Translation

أنتَ الربّ المبارك في هيئة اللِّينغا، واهبُ الأمان من الخوف للعوالم. وهكذا، وقد أثنى عليك فيشنو، يُعلَن ماهيشڤارا—الإله في هيئة اللِّينغا.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लिङ्गरूपी: having the form of a liṅga
• लिङ्गरूपी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गं रूपं यस्य/लिङ्गरूपी); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जगताम्: of the worlds/beings
• जगताम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अभयप्रदः: giver of fearlessness
• अभयप्रदः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; from प्र+दा)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अभयं प्रददाति इति); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karaṇa/Agent (Instrument/Doer in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• संस्तुतः: praised
• संस्तुतः: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्तु (धातु) → संस्तुत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लिङ्गरूपी: liṅga-formed
• लिङ्गरूपी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu (in-scene stuti), as narrated by Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu stands in reverence, praising Maheśvara as the liṅga itself; the liṅga radiates an ‘abhaya’ aura, calming the assembled worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Viṣṇu
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva as the Liṅga is the refuge who grants fearlessness; praise offered with devotion becomes a path to protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the textual setting, where the Liṅga’s protective grace is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse functions as a model for stuti (devotional praise) to the Liṅga.