Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लिंगमाराधयिष्येऽद्य सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं नृणाम् । त्वयैवानुगृहीतोऽद्य यांतु सर्वे यथागतम्

Transliteration

liṃgamārādhayiṣye'dya sarvasiddhipradaṃ nṛṇām | tvayaivānugṛhīto'dya yāṃtu sarve yathāgatam

Translation

Heute will ich den Liṅga verehren, den Spender aller Vollkommenheiten für die Menschen. Da ich heute durch dich begnadet wurde, mögen nun alle fortgehen, wie sie gekommen sind.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — object of worship

• आराधयिष्ये: I will worship
• आराधयिष्ये: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपदी, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'I shall worship' (उपसर्ग आ-)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदम्: giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — adjective qualifying लिङ्गम्; समासः: सर्व + सिद्धि (षष्ठी) + प्रद (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुष) — 'giver of all attainments'

• नृणाम्: of people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'for/of men'

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन — 'by you'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• अनुगृहीतः: favoured
• अनुगृहीतः: Kriya (Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) with उपसर्ग अनु-; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'favoured/blessed' (speaker as subject implied)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यान्तु: let (them) go
• यान्तु: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 'let them go'

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — subject of यान्तु

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'as/according to'

• आगतम्: (they) came; arrived
• आगतम्: Sambandha (Adverbial complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — used adverbially with यथा: 'as (they) came'

Speaker

Bhūpati (the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga (unnamed)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands before a Śiva-liṅga on a pedestal, preparing offerings; the sage’s blessing is implied; attendants begin to withdraw as the king declares the start of worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Lomaśa (recipient of address, contextual)
• Attendants/companions (sarve)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s Liṅga-worship is presented as a direct, grace-filled path to spiritual and worldly fulfillment when undertaken with humility and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse; the focus is on the Liṅga as a universal center of merit across sacred geographies.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (worship) of the Śiva-liṅga, framed as sarva-siddhi-prada (giver of all attainments).