Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततो मया महल्लिंगं जालिमध्यगतं तदा । मध्याह्नेऽस्य जलाधारो दृष्टश्चैवा विदूरतः

Transliteration

tato mayā mahalliṃgaṃ jālimadhyagataṃ tadā | madhyāhne'sya jalādhāro dṛṣṭaścaivā vidūrataḥ

Translation

„Dann erblickte ich einen großen Liṅga, der sich inmitten eines gitterartigen Geheges befand. Zur Mittagszeit sah ich auch aus der Ferne sein Wasserbecken (für die Verehrung).“

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; sequence/thereafter)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री-प्रयोग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

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

• जालिमध्यगतम्: situated in the middle of a net/mesh
• जालिमध्यगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जालि-मध्य-गत (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: जालि + मध्य + गत)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) from गम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्य: of this/its
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• जलाधारः: water-reservoir, water-holder
• जलाधारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल-आधार (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: जल + आधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) from दृश्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (seen)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle; indeed/only)

• विदूरतः: from a distance
• विदूरतः: Adhikarana (Source/Descriptive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विदूरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from afar')

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From a distance at noon, a weary traveler glimpses a large, radiant liṅga inside a lattice-like enclosure; nearby a stone or earthen water-reservoir glints in sunlight.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sighting of the Liṅga and its worship-setting signals the start of a transformative Śaiva encounter that will bear spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse hints at a Śiva shrine (liṅga with a jalādhāra) but does not name the location in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A jalādhāra implies abhiṣeka-oriented worship (water-offering to the Liṅga), though the act is not yet described here.