Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

लिंगस्वरूपमध्यस्थो भगवान्भूतभावनः । सर्वैः सुरगणैः साकं बभाषेदं रमापतिः

Transliteration

liṃgasvarūpamadhyastho bhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sākaṃ babhāṣedaṃ ramāpatiḥ

Translation

In der eigenen Gestalt des Liṅga verweilend, sprach der erhabene Herr—Ernährer aller Wesen—zusammen mit allen Scharen der Götter diese Worte; so sprach Viṣṇu, der Gemahl der Ramā (Lakṣmī).

Word by Word

• लिङ्गस्वरूपमध्यस्थः: standing in the midst of the liṅga-form
• लिङ्गस्वरूपमध्यस्थः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ramāpatiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग + स्वरूप + मध्यस्थ (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; (लिङ्गस्य स्वरूपम्) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + तस्मिन् मध्यस्थः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भूतभावनः: nourisher of beings
• भूतभावनः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + भावन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूतानां भावनः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सुरगणैः: with the hosts of gods
• सुरगणैः: Sahakāraka (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गणाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• साकम्: together
• साकम्: Sahārtha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (together with)

• बभाष: spoke
• बभाष: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object: ‘this’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रमापतिः: Rama’s lord (Viṣṇu)
• रमापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा + पति (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रमायाः पतिः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; the immediate speaker in-scene is Viṣṇu (Ramāpati)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a sanctum-like space, a radiant liṅga stands central; the Lord is envisioned as abiding within it. Viṣṇu (Ramāpati) addresses the gathered gods, indicating a moment of sacred counsel before the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī (Ramā)
• Liṅga
• Devas (Sura-gaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is present in the sacred Liṅga-form, and divine speech arises from reverence toward that form.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa context), where the Liṅga’s greatness is celebrated as part of the sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on praise (stuti) and recognition of the Liṅga’s sanctity.