Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सौराष्ट्रे च तथा लिंगं सोमेश्वरमिति स्मृतम् । तथा सर्वेश्वरं विन्ध्ये श्रीशैले शिखरेश्वरम् । कान्त्यामल्लालनाथं च सिंहनाथं च सिंगले

Transliteration

saurāṣṭre ca tathā liṃgaṃ someśvaramiti smṛtam | tathā sarveśvaraṃ vindhye śrīśaile śikhareśvaram | kāntyāmallālanāthaṃ ca siṃhanāthaṃ ca siṃgale

Translation

في سوراشترا (Saurāṣṭra) يُذكَر اللِّينغا باسم سوميِشْفَرا (Someśvara). وفي جبال فيندھيا (Vindhya) يوجد سرفِيشْفَرا (Sarveśvara)، وعلى شريشايلَ (Śrīśaila) شِخَرِيشْفَرا (Śikhareśvara). وفي كانتيَا (Kāntyā) مَلّالَناثا (Mallālanātha)، وفي سِنغَلا (Siṅgala) سِمْهَناثا (Siṃhanātha).

Word by Word

• saurāṣṭre: in Saurāṣṭra
• saurāṣṭre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saurāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (देशवाचक), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• someśvaram: Someśvara
• someśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य ईश्वरः)

• iti: thus/so called
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः; उद्धरण/निरूपणार्थक (quotative particle)

• smṛtam: is remembered (as)
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारार्थे प्रयोगः (here: perfective sense), कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-रूपसदृशं पदम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘is remembered/called’

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• sarveśvaram: Sarveśvara
• sarveśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वः ईश्वरः/सर्वेषाम् ईश्वरः)

• vindhye: in the Vindhya (region)
• vindhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vindhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• śrīśaile: at Śrīśaila
• śrīśaile: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (श्रीमान् शैलः/श्रीशैलः)

• śikhareśvaram: Śikhareśvara
• śikhareśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिखरस्य ईश्वरः)

• kāntyāmallālanātham: Kāntyāmallālanātha
• kāntyāmallālanātham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāntyā (प्रातिपदिक) + mallāla (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (कान्त्यामल्लालस्य नाथः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• siṃhanātham: Siṃhanātha
• siṃhanātham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सिंहस्य नाथः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• siṃgale: in Siṃgala (Siṃhala/Sri Lanka)
• siṃgale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (देश/स्थानवाचक), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Saurāṣṭra), Sarveśvara (Vindhya), Śikhareśvara (Śrīśaila), Mallālanātha (Kāntyā), Siṃhanātha (Siṅgala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like procession of shrines: coastal Someśvara with waves and flags; Vindhya Sarveśvara amid rocky forests; Śrīśaila Śikhareśvara atop a sacred peak with clouds; then two more regional shrines (Kāntyā, Siṅgala) with distinctive local devotees and architecture.

Characters & Entities

• Saurāṣṭra
• Someśvara
• Vindhya
• Sarveśvara
• Śrīśaila
• Śikhareśvara
• Kāntyā
• Mallālanātha
• Siṅgala
• Siṃhanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is praised through many local names, showing that diverse regional forms of worship converge in one Supreme Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saurāṣṭra (Someśvara/Somnath) and Śrīśaila (Śikhareśvara) are prominent tirtha references, alongside Vindhya-region sanctuaries.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; the emphasis is on identifying celebrated liṅgas for pilgrimage and devotion.