Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तेन संपूजितं विश्वं सकलं नात्र संशयः । नैवेद्यं तत्र यो दद्याल्लिंगस्याग्रे विचक्षणः

Transliteration

tena saṃpūjitaṃ viśvaṃ sakalaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | naivedyaṃ tatra yo dadyālliṃgasyāgre vicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

By that act the entire universe is fully worshipped—of this there is no doubt. The discerning devotee who offers naivedya, a food-offering, there before the liṅga accomplishes this all-encompassing honor.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूपम् (Instrumental singular: ‘by him/that’)

• संपूजितम्: well worshipped
• संपूजितम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (Object complement/कर्मसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु) → संपूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘well-worshipped’

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• सकलम्: entire, whole
• सकलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with विश्वम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here/in this matter’)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun: ‘who’)

• दद्यात्: should offer/give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन; ‘should give’

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• अग्रे: in front (of)
• अग्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular); ‘in front’

• विचक्षणः: discerning, wise
• विचक्षणः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with यः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee places a covered naivedya plate before a black stone liṅga adorned with bilva leaves and white flowers; lamps flicker; the sanctum feels like the universe gathered into one point.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Naivedya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering to Śiva is framed as a comprehensive worship that spiritually includes all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is specified; the verse teaches a general principle of Śiva-liṅga worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Presenting naivedya (food offering) before the Śiva-liṅga.