Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सर्वदुःखहरं लिङ्गं नाम्ना वै मङ्गलेश्वरम् । तत्र तीर्थे तु वै राजन्ब्राह्मणान्प्रीणयेत्सुधीः

Transliteration

sarvaduḥkhaharaṃ liṅgaṃ nāmnā vai maṅgaleśvaram | tatra tīrthe tu vai rājanbrāhmaṇānprīṇayetsudhīḥ

Translation

Dieser Liṅga, der alles Leid nimmt, ist unter dem Namen Māṅgaleśvara bekannt. An jenem Tīrtha, o König, soll der Weise die Brāhmaṇas ehren und erfreuen.

Word by Word

• सर्वदुःखहरम्: remover of all sorrows
• सर्वदुःखहरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + दुःख + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां दुःखानां हरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name, as (named)
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मङ्गलेश्वरम्: Maṅgaleśvara
• मङ्गलेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मङ्गलस्य ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तु: but, and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रीणयेत्: should satisfy/please
• प्रीणयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु) + णिच् causative (प्रीणय)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator addressing a King (listener implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māṅgaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene shrine of Māṅgaleśvara-liṅga near the river; pilgrims offer water and bilva while a wise patron respectfully feeds and honors brāhmaṇas at the tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Māṅgaleśvara
• Liṅga
• Brāhmaṇas
• Rājan (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage bears fruit when paired with dharmic generosity—especially honoring worthy brāhmaṇas at the sacred site.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māṅgaleśvara tīrtha (the Māṅgaleśvara-liṅga site) in the Revā-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

At the tīrtha, one should honor and satisfy brāhmaṇas (hospitality/charity) as part of the sacred observance.