Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

शिवध्यानपरो भूत्वा शिवपूजां चकार सः । नित्यं तपोवनस्थं हि लिंगमेकं समर्चयत्

Transliteration

śivadhyānaparo bhūtvā śivapūjāṃ cakāra saḥ | nityaṃ tapovanasthaṃ hi liṃgamekaṃ samarcayat

Translation

Ganz in die Meditation über Śiva versunken, vollzog er die Verehrung Śivas. Tag für Tag verehrte er in Ehrfurcht einen einzigen Liṅga, der in einem Wald der Asketen stand.

Word by Word

• शिवध्यानपरः: intent on meditation on Śiva
• शिवध्यानपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-ध्यान-पर (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + ध्यान + पर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• शिवपूजाम्: worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-पूजा (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + पूजा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चकार: did, performed
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नित्यम्: daily, always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• तपोवनस्थम्: situated in the forest of austerities (hermitage)
• तपोवनस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्-वन-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; तपस् + वन + स्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphasis)

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

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); संख्याविशेषण

• समर्चयत्: worshipped, honored
• समर्चयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tapovana-liṅga (unnamed)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī the vaiśya in a quiet ascetic forest, seated in meditation before a simple stone liṅga; nearby hermits’ huts, sacred trees, and a small water source for worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Tapovana
• Nandī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady meditation and daily liṅga worship form a powerful, dharmic path of Śiva devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tapovana (ascetic forest) with a worshipped liṅga is described; the narrative remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform daily Śiva-pūjā and worship the liṅga regularly, supported by Śiva-dhyāna (meditation).