Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

नानावर्णैः समायुक्तं लिङ्गमद्भुतदर्शनम् । ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रसाध्यैश्च समन्तात्परिवारितम्

Transliteration

nānāvarṇaiḥ samāyuktaṃ liṅgamadbhutadarśanam | brahmaviṣṇvindrasādhyaiśca samantātparivāritam

Translation

Es war ein Liṅga, mit vielen Farben begabt, ein Anblick voll wunderbarer Schönheit — ringsum umgeben von Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra und den Sādhyas.

Word by Word

• नानावर्णैः: with various colors
• नानावर्णैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नानाविधाः वर्णाः)

• समायुक्तम्: endowed; joined
• समायुक्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → समायुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अद्भुतदर्शनम्: of wondrous appearance
• अद्भुतदर्शनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अद्भुतं दर्शनं यस्य)

• ब्रह्म: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे अवयवः)

• विष्णु: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णु: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे अवयवः)

• इन्द्र: by Indra
• इन्द्र: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे अवयवः)

• साध्यैः: by the Sādhyas
• साध्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• समन्तात्: all around
• समन्तात्: Desha-adhikarana (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (from all sides / all around)

• परिवारितम्: surrounded
• परिवारितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु) → परिवारित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (first-person descriptive flow continues; exact identity not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāliṅga (adbhuta-darśana) at Revā-tīra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A multi-colored wondrous liṅga at center; around it stand Brahmā (four-faced), Viṣṇu (with śaṅkha-cakra), Indra (with vajra), and the Sādhyas as luminous celestial beings, forming a protective circle.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Indra
• Sādhyas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s liṅga is presented as the cosmic center acknowledged even by the highest deities, affirming Śaiva devotion within Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaiva sacred spot in the Revā Khaṇḍa where a miraculous liṅga is revealed and attended by gods.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse establishes the liṅga’s divine status, which traditionally implies worship (pūjā) and reverential darśana.