Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

वयमप्यत्र शुद्ध्यर्थं तोषार्थं स्कन्दरुद्रयोः । साध्वर्थे चात्मलाभाय कुर्मो लिंगपरंपराम्

Transliteration

vayamapyatra śuddhyarthaṃ toṣārthaṃ skandarudrayoḥ | sādhvarthe cātmalābhāya kurmo liṃgaparaṃparām

Translation

Auch wir werden, zur Läuterung an diesem Ort, zur Freude Skandas und Rudras, zum Heil und zu unserem eigenen geistigen Gewinn, eine fortlaufende Reihe von Liṅgas errichten.

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (nom. pl.)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे (particle: also/even)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• शुद्ध्यर्थम्: for purification
• शुद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (acc. of purpose): शुद्ध्याः अर्थम्

• तोषार्थम्: for satisfaction/pleasing
• तोषार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोष + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (acc. of purpose): तोषस्य अर्थम्

• स्कन्दरुद्रयोः: of Skanda and Rudra
• स्कन्दरुद्रयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (gen. dual)

• साध्वर्थे: for a good purpose
• साध्वर्थे: Prayojana/Adhikarana (प्रयोजन/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/विषय-निर्देशे (loc. sg.): साधोः अर्थे

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्मलाभाय: for self-attainment/benefit
• आत्मलाभाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dat. of purpose): आत्मनः लाभाय

• कुर्मः: we perform/do
• कुर्मः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (we do)

• लिङ्गपरम्पराम्: a succession/series of liṅgas
• लिङ्गपरम्पराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + परम्परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (acc. sg.): लिङ्गानां परम्परा

Speaker

Nārada (reporting the resolve of the devas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahīsāgara-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devas/sages at the saṅgama take a collective vow: for purification and to please Skanda and Rudra, they plan a ‘liṅga succession’—a line of liṅgas along the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Rudra
• Devas
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification, divine pleasure, and self-realization are linked to devotional acts performed in sacred spaces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha locale of Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama where the liṅgas are being established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Creating a liṅga-paraṃparā—establishing multiple liṅgas as an ongoing devotional practice.