Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

लिंगेशैश्च तथा सर्वैः पूर्णमासीज्जगत्त्रयम् । तथा च वीरभद्रांशाः पूजार्थममरैः कृताः

Transliteration

liṃgeśaiśca tathā sarvaiḥ pūrṇamāsījjagattrayam | tathā ca vīrabhadrāṃśāḥ pūjārthamamaraiḥ kṛtāḥ

Translation

So wurden durch all diese Herren der Liṅgas die drei Welten von Heiligkeit erfüllt. Und die Unsterblichen formten auch Ausstrahlungen Vīrabhadras zum Zwecke der Verehrung.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गेशैः: by the linga-lords
• लिङ्गेशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य ईशाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/likewise)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पूर्णम्: filled, full
• पूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयाणि जगन्ति)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• वीरभद्र-अंशाः: portions/emanations of Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्र-अंशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र + अंश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वीरभद्रस्य अंशाः)

• पूजा-अर्थम्: for worship
• पूजा-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूजा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (for the purpose of worship)

• अमरैः: by the gods
• अमरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• कृताः: were made/created
• कृताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic panorama where innumerable liṅga-lords appear across realms; devas fashion radiant Vīrabhadra-aṃśas as worship-attendants, forming a protective and devotional ring around the liṅgas.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅgeśa (lords of liṅgas)
• Jagat-traya
• Vīrabhadra
• Amaras (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is presented as a cosmic principle: divine forms and attendants arise to sustain and complete the devotional order across the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is singled out; the verse universalizes the sacred field to the entire threefold cosmos.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) is explicitly referenced, with Vīrabhadra’s portions described as created to facilitate worship.