Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

केवलं शिवलिंगानां पूजां पुष्पैः करोम्यहम् । ततो मे भगवाञ्छंभुः संतुष्टोऽथ वरं ददौ

Transliteration

kevalaṃ śivaliṃgānāṃ pūjāṃ puṣpaiḥ karomyaham | tato me bhagavāñchaṃbhuḥ saṃtuṣṭo'tha varaṃ dadau

Translation

আমি কেবল পুষ্প দ্বারা শিবলিঙ্গের পূজা করতাম; তাতে প্রসন্ন হয়ে ভগবান শম্ভু আমাকে বর দান করলেন।

Word by Word

• केवलम्: only
• केवलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अव्ययविशेषणम् (adverb: only/merely)

• शिवलिङ्गानाम्: of Śiva-liṅgas
• शिवलिङ्गानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवस्य लिङ्गम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (accusative singular)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषसर्वनाम, प्रथमा एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अव्ययक्रियाविशेषणम् (thereupon/then)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive singular)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भगवान् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्तुष्ट (कृदन्त; सम्-√तुष् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम् (past participle: satisfied)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुक्रमसूचक/समुच्चय (then/and)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (accusative singular)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before multiple Śiva-liṅgas, offering fresh flowers with folded hands; Śambhu’s presence is suggested by a luminous aura granting a boon.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Śivaliṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Exclusive, steady devotion to Śiva—expressed through liṅga-pūjā—draws divine grace and boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse centers on liṅga worship as a universally auspicious practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śivaliṅga-pūjā using flowers.