Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तदानीमेव सर्वेण लिंगं च बहुशः कृतम् । सत्ये ब्रह्मेश्वरं लिंगं वैकुण्ठे च सदाशिवः

Transliteration

tadānīmeva sarveṇa liṃgaṃ ca bahuśaḥ kṛtam | satye brahmeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ vaikuṇṭhe ca sadāśivaḥ

Translation

In eben jener Zeit formten alle (göttlichen Wesen) Liṅgas in vielerlei Gestalt. In Satya (Loka/Yuga) war der Liṅga Brahmeśvara; und in Vaikuṇṭha (war er) Sadāśiva.

Word by Word

• तदानीम्: at that time
• तदानीम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: "at that time")

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis: "indeed/just")

• सर्वेण: by all
• सर्वेण: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समष्टिवाचक (collective: "by everyone")

• लिङ्गम्: the Liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: many times/abundantly)

• कृतम्: was made/established
• कृतम्: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• सत्ये: in Satya (loka/age)
• सत्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; देश/अवस्थावाचक (locative)

• ब्रह्मेश्वरम्: (named) Brahmeśvara
• ब्रह्मेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक: ब्रह्मन् + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• लिङ्गम्: the Liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वैकुण्ठे: in Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक: सदा + शिव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrator) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like cosmic tableau: multiple liṅgas appearing simultaneously; one labeled Brahmeśvara in Satya realm, another as Sadāśiva in Vaikuṇṭha; devas crafting liṅgas with sacred intent.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Brahmeśvara
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Sadāśiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liṅga-worship is not confined to one place—its sanctity extends across worlds and ages as a universal Śaiva dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedarnath remains the narrative locus, while the verse expands the Mahatmya into cosmic sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The establishment (kṛtam) of Liṅgas is implied—foundational to temple practice and tīrtha culture centered on Liṅga-pūjā.