Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

सूर्यस्ताम्रं तथा लिंगं नाम विश्वसृजं जपन् । चंद्रश्च मौक्तिकं लिंगं जपन्नाम जगत्पतिम्

Transliteration

sūryastāmraṃ tathā liṃgaṃ nāma viśvasṛjaṃ japan | caṃdraśca mauktikaṃ liṃgaṃ japannāma jagatpatim

Translation

Sūrya verehrte einen Liṅga aus Kupfer und rezitierte den Namen «Viśvasṛj». Candra verehrte einen Liṅga aus Perle und rezitierte den Namen «Jagatpati».

Word by Word

• सूर्यः: the Sun (deity)
• सूर्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्रम्: copper (made of copper)
• ताम्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• तथा: thus; also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम्/समुच्चयार्थक (adverbial: 'thus/also')

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

• नाम: named; by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/labeling)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative/‘named’)

• विश्वसृजम्: Viśvasṛj (creator of the world)
• विश्वसृजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + सृज् (धातु) → विश्वसृज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य स्रष्टा = creator of the world)

• जपन्: chanting; reciting
• जपन्: Karta (कर्ता/agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• चन्द्रः: the Moon (deity)
• चन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• मौक्तिकम्: pearl (made of pearl)
• मौक्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• जपन्: chanting
• जपन्: Karta (कर्ता/agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/labeling)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative/‘named’)

• जगत्पतिम्: Jagatpati (lord of the world)
• जगत्पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः पतिः = lord of the world)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya and Candra perform liṅga-arcana: Sūrya before a copper liṅga glowing like dawn; Candra before a pearl liṅga shimmering with cool lunar light; both seated in reverent japa with rosaries, surrounded by subtle cosmic halos.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Candra
• Viśvasṛj (Śiva epithet)
• Jagatpati (Śiva epithet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different devas honor Śiva through liṅga-worship and specific divine names, showing many forms of devotion united in one Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographical tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on paradigmatic celestial worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-japa alongside liṅga-pūjā (with specific materials like copper and pearl) is indicated.